Adam Capay segregation case shows a ‘disturbing pattern’ of disregard for rights in Ontario jails, judge finds - News Summed Up

Adam Capay segregation case shows a ‘disturbing pattern’ of disregard for rights in Ontario jails, judge finds


Article Continued Below“We have created better housing options, redefined segregation and brought in better mental health screening and assessment tools. The guard told Naqvi that Capay had been in segregation for over three years, according to the ruling. ( Court exhibit )Jail officials knew Capay already had mental health issues when he was placed in segregation after Quisses’s stabbing, the judge said. Between June 2012 and December 2016 he spent just about 10 hours in total with a psychologist and psychiatrist at the Thunder Bay and Kenora jails, the judge said. “The accused received no substantive mental health treatment or Indigenous programming or support during the four and one-half years that he was in segregation.


Source: thestar February 26, 2019 00:45 UTC



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