Toronto Youth Assessment Centre
| Location | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
|---|---|
| Status | closed |
| Closed | was scheduled to close June 30, 2004 |
| Managed by | Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services |
The Toronto Youth Assessment Centre (TYAC) was a provincially operated youth detention centre and assessment facility located in Toronto, Ontario. It was administered by the Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services. The Ontario government announced the closure of the centre on March 8, 2004, citing concerns about the building’s condition and its suitability for youth. The facility was scheduled to close by June 30, 2004.[1]
TYAC has been named in a segregation class action lawsuit.[2][3][4][5][6]
Suicide
A 16 year old named David Meffe committed suicide in his cell in October 2002 while on suicide watch other inmates had bullied him before his suicide, forcing him to lick spit from the floor and eat excrement from a toilet.[1][7][8]
See also
- List of correctional facilities in Ontario
- List of youth detention center incidents in Ontario
- List of youth detention centre incidents in Canada
References
- ^ a b "McGuinty Government Closing Toronto Youth Assessment Centre". Government of Ontario. Retrieved 8 February 2026.
- ^ "Youth Confinement Class Action". Koskie Minsky LLP. Koskie Minsky LLP. Retrieved 7 February 2026.
- ^ "Youth Segregation Class Action". Youth Segregation Class Action. Koskie Minsky LLP. Retrieved 7 February 2026.
- ^ "Ontario faces class-action lawsuit over youth solitary confinement". CBC News. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 8 February 2026.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ^ "Settlement Approval in Ontario Youth Segregation Class Action". Newswire. Newswire. Retrieved 7 February 2026.
- ^ "Penticton Herald – National News Article". Penticton Herald. Penticton Herald. Retrieved 7 February 2026.
- ^ "Submission to the Ministry regarding searches of staff, visitors and young persons in youth justice facilities". Ontario Ombudsman. Retrieved 8 February 2026.
- ^ "Many recommendations from child-death inquests never carried out". Toronto Star. Retrieved 8 February 2026.