Absolutely, there have been. In a case called R. v. Muchemi, the justice said:
Even if pre-trial detention conditions were rendered more humane, the decision to deprive someone of their liberty before they have had a trial and the Crown has proven its case should be made sparingly. Given the utterly dehumanizing conditions at the [Toronto South Detention Centre], it must be made even rarer until those conditions improve.
That's the R. v. Muchemi case.
In today's newspaper, they're referring to the fact that the Toronto South Detention Centre is horrific. People there are described as being “Filthy, underfed and caged”. This prompted Madam Justice Himel of the Superior Court of Justice of Ontario to again decry the situation and she reduce the sentence. Normally, there's a sentencing discount. I think most people on this committee understand that. She upped the discount because the conditions are so deplorable. She pointed to the need for better conditions, including more facilities to house people, but also to house them more safely.
This jeopardizes not only the conditions of detention, but also Canadians' confidence in the administration of justice, particularly in the province of Ontario.