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Convict claims poor treatment in prison led to balding, decreased sex drive
Calgary Sun
Saturday, April 01, 2006
CALGARY -- A convicted heroin dealer is suing the Alberta government alleging he was treated poorly in jail, a situation he claims led to his receding hairline.
Nicholas Chan says in his suit that assaults by guards at remand centres, as well as being deprived of a vegetarian diet, also caused other maladies including lost sex drive and reduced vision.
"As a result, the plaintiff will require future psychological and medical treatment," says a statement of claim filed by Chan.
The allegations have not yet been proven in court.
Chan was convicted in July 2004 of trafficking $7,000 worth of heroin to an undercover police officer.
The statement claims Chan was made to don a heavy canvas garment with arm and neck holes known as a "baby doll" instead of regular prison clothing for 18 days while in disciplinary segregation in October 2004.
That same month, the claim says he was threatened with pepper spray by a correctional officer.
It also claims he was assaulted again March 21, 2005.
Chan, who practises a combination of Buddhism, Chinese Taoism and Confucianism, "was required by his faith to practise a vegetarian diet," the claim says.
A statement of defence from the province disputing Chan's claim has not yet been filed.
Last year Chan attempted to have his conviction stayed on similar grounds. Justice Peter McIntyre upheld the conviction, but ruled that Chan's right to religious freedom was violated by his treatment.
He also ruled that Chan's time in remand while awaiting trial counted as "hard time," and gave him three-for-one credit toward his sentence instead of the customary two.
© The Vancouver Sun 2006
Convict claims poor treatment in prison led to balding, decreased sex drive
Calgary Sun
Saturday, April 01, 2006
CALGARY -- A convicted heroin dealer is suing the Alberta government alleging he was treated poorly in jail, a situation he claims led to his receding hairline.
Nicholas Chan says in his suit that assaults by guards at remand centres, as well as being deprived of a vegetarian diet, also caused other maladies including lost sex drive and reduced vision.
"As a result, the plaintiff will require future psychological and medical treatment," says a statement of claim filed by Chan.
The allegations have not yet been proven in court.
Chan was convicted in July 2004 of trafficking $7,000 worth of heroin to an undercover police officer.
The statement claims Chan was made to don a heavy canvas garment with arm and neck holes known as a "baby doll" instead of regular prison clothing for 18 days while in disciplinary segregation in October 2004.
That same month, the claim says he was threatened with pepper spray by a correctional officer.
It also claims he was assaulted again March 21, 2005.
Chan, who practises a combination of Buddhism, Chinese Taoism and Confucianism, "was required by his faith to practise a vegetarian diet," the claim says.
A statement of defence from the province disputing Chan's claim has not yet been filed.
Last year Chan attempted to have his conviction stayed on similar grounds. Justice Peter McIntyre upheld the conviction, but ruled that Chan's right to religious freedom was violated by his treatment.
He also ruled that Chan's time in remand while awaiting trial counted as "hard time," and gave him three-for-one credit toward his sentence instead of the customary two.
© The Vancouver Sun 2006
