Behold, the Infamous G20 Prison

A video of the conditions in the temporary jail that was home to hundreds during Toronto's G20 Summit has been released.

The Toronto Star has for the first time released footage of the temporary jail built at an unused film studio that housed hundreds of protesters, activists, and every-day citizens who were arrested during the G20 Summit in Toronto last year. It's the public's first glimpse inside the makeshift prison that was used during the weekend of June 26-27, when 885 people were held in its cells. Almost all of the detainees were eventually released without charges. The video shows row upon row of chain-link cells measuring three metres by six metres, each with a doorless porta-potty. In one cell, 28 people sit on benches with their arms in twist-tie handcuffs behind their backs. The video had been used as evidence in the trial of Michael Puddy, a bricklayer who was arrested for carrying a pocketknife that he uses for his job. He was found not guilty in August. The Star then got a hold of the video and released it just today. All told, more than 1,100 people were arrested that sunny June weekend, making it the largest mass arrest ever in Canada.