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SUPPORT PRISONERS JUSTICEAnonyme, Friday, February 24, 2006 - 16:26 (Reportage ind. / Ind. news report | Culture | Democratie | Droits / Rights / Derecho | Education | Family | Media: Liberte/Freedom | Repression | Resistance & Activism | Hommes / Men / Hombres) Paul Wesley Rhora and his three children filed a civil action against the SUPPORT PRISONERS JUSTICE - Appeal for Courtroom Solidarity! - Pack the courtroom this MONDAY, FEBRUARY 27th, 2006 at 10:30am, Court Paul Wesley Rhora and his three children filed a civil action against the On June 4th, 2004 a judge dismissed their claim. The Rhora family's appeal of this judgment will be heard this coming MONDAY, February 27th. We strongly encourage all allies and supporters of prisoners to attend. This case is important because it is capable of setting a precedent as to the standard of care police and prison authorities should render to people with mental disabilities. There is no other case like it in Canadian history as far as we are aware and it could be significant in The focus of the appeal is the issue of establishing that the police and Systemic negligence led to the worsening of Mr. Rhora's mental crisis and the death of his cellmate, which in turn further damaged Mr. Rhora's mental health. The Police and Detention Centre will not be motivated to change until the Court holds them liable for negligence. Please show your support -- help us fill the court! BACKGROUND Mr. Paul Rhora was diagnosed as suffering from a bipolar disorder in 1983. He was hospitalized and placed on medication, which he discontinued after two years due to its side effects. On the morning of March 31, 1991 during the beginning of a manic phase of his disability, Mr. Rhora The arresting officer wanted to take Mr. Rhora for a psychiatric assessment but his Sergeant overruled him and ordered that Mr. Rhora be arrested for possession of weapon and taken into custody. Mr. Rhora's family informed the police and HWDC of Mr. Rhora's diagnosis and a number The trial judge held that the police and the detention centre were not responsible and accepted that because Mr. Rhora was living in a "bad neighborhood" it was reasonable for the police to conclude that his behavior was not unduly unusual and therefore not foreseeable. The judge We are arguing that the systemic lack of acknowledgment of the severity of mental health disabilities of inmates in detention, including Mr. Rhora, amounts to systemic negligence. According to the Correctional Investigator, the number of prisoners with significant mental health This case raises issues that could have a broad impact on prisoners and other people with mental health issues who may come in contact with police. There is an urgent need for the Defendants to be held FOR MORE INFO: Kikélola Roach |
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