Globe editorial: Adam Capay’s ordeal shows the way to fix prison segregation GlobeDebate
The story of Adam Capay’s maltreatment in a Thunder Bay jail emerged bit by bit, impeded by court-ordered publication bans and bureaucratic logjams.
During this time, Mr. Capay had violent fantasies that a psychiatrist later concluded were likely triggered in part by his seclusion. He was only allowed short trips to the “yard” – which wasn’t a yard at all, but rather a fenced-in structure with a roof and no view of the sky, basically a cage within a cage.It is widely acknowledged that prolonged solitary confinement can constitute a form of torture, but its effect on Mr. Capay’s mental health was particularly horrifying. By 2016, he was harming himself on a regular basis.
Certainly, the status quo can’t stand. Judges in Ontario and British Columbia have said as much in the past couple of years, when they struck down parts of the federal law governing solitary confinement.
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