http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servl.../National/home
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A former chef who goes by the nickname “Big Mike” has had his sentence for drug trafficking reduced because the provincial jail where he's incarcerated can't deal with his 430-pound weight.
Michel Lapointe has already served 20 months behind bars awaiting sentencing in what his lawyer described in court as hellish conditions.
“For the first eight months he didn't have a bed adjusted to his size,” defence lawyer Clemente Monterosso said in an interview Thursday.
“He never got a chair adjusted to his size. The chair and the tables were too tight and he could not sit down. In jail, the chairs are bolted to the ground and you cannot adjust them.”
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Surprised to not see this posted already. This is competely absurd.