Fight the federal governments appeal

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Published on Sunday, 29 November -0001 16:00
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End Solitary Confinement

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Dear Friends,

Rob and Brenda Roy know the effects of solitary confinement only too well. They paid a devastating cost for this knowledge when they lost their son, Christopher, who died in his solitary cell in 2015.

Will you stand with us to end this cruel practice by making a donation today?

Chris married his high school sweetheart, and was a father to two daughters. Rob remembers his son as always having many friends:

“Everybody that knew him, liked him. He made friends easily. Maintained friends long term, and those friends were with him right to the end.”

Chris struggled with addiction and with his mental health. While in that vulnerable place, he decided to seek help, voluntarily turning himself in after breaching a parole condition. Yet, he was immediately placed into solitary confinement.

Christopher Roy

    Chris was seeking help. That's not what he was given. After two months of complete isolation for up to 23 hours a day, Chris ended his life in his solitary cell.

    Chris’ experience is all too familiar. The suicide rate for prisoners is seven times the rate of the Canadian public, with nearly half of those suicides occurring in solitary confinement.

    Already removed from social supports and separated from their communities by being in prison, solitary confinement intensifies that isolation to the extreme.

    Will you stand with the hundreds of people in solitary confinement by making a donation today?

    This year, the courts struck down indefinite solitary confinement in federal prisons across Canada. But now, the federal government is appealing our historic judgement.

    We need your help to fight the government’s appeal; to end this torture and seek justice for Chris and all those who still suffer in solitary confinement across the country.

    We are seeking to raise $60,000, and we are asking for champions like you to step forward to make it happen.

    With your generous support, we can fight the government’s appeal.

    For far too long the Canadian government has ignored the voices locked in solitary confinement cells. No longer. Together, we can put an end to this cruel and unusual punishment.

    Sincerely,

    Josh Paterson
    Executive Director

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