A southern Ontario drug dealer has failed to convince a Sudbury judge he should be released early because of poor conditions at Sudbury Jail.

Instead, Ontario Court Justice Martin Lambert ruled that Stephen Malabre-Patrick of Ajax will need to finish his sentence for drug trafficking in jail.

Malabre-Patrick’s lawyer argued his client should be given time-served credit because of poor conditions at Sudbury Jail, such as overcrowding and lockdowns, and be released now.

Now 33, Malabre-Patrick pleaded guilty to cocaine possession for the purpose of trafficking and conspiracy to traffic controlled substances. He was one of six southern Ontario people police officers busted in 2023 for drug trafficking in Sudbury.

The Crown and defence lawyer Thomas Evangelista agreed Malabre-Patrick shoul

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