Just thought I'd update you on our wonderful justice system that canada is so proud of

As you know I haven't had trailers in six months because the last one we were in for only one hour when security come in with the dog and found pills in a first aid box which they tried to charge Rick with. They were not ours of course and we suspect that they were planted there by security because of the way the whole thing went down.

Well, Tuesday my husband finally had his day in court and we were worried because it has taken so long that they would just throw it out of court but no, we went to trial. AND my husband WAS FOUND NOT GUILTY! Thank goodness justice prevailed in that case.They refused to do fingerprinting or anything that would have proven at the time that the drugs were not ours.
But we had our day in court and God is on my side.

Well since then he was called for a urinalysis for drugs....a random thing that happens. When it does he has to cathetorize himself to get the urine. He had kidney stones and it wrecked something or other but he has a hard time peeing on demand. Anyway, to make a long story short the plan with security for the past while has been that when his name comes up for random urinalysis the guard stands outside his room while he does the business. (In the normal procedure the inmate is behind a screen in the office of the urinalysis guard and pees into the bottle) This procedure was agreed upon by my husband and security staff. However this time the guard along with a female guard insisted on watching him cathetorize himself and produce the sample. He refused of course. Female guards aren't even allowed to strip search inmates so I don't know what was going on there.

My husband got in touch with his lawyer and a big human rights issue came up. There was a meeting with the warden and security and oh my goodness the stuff really hit the fan. The guards were severely reprimanded, he actually got an apology (first time ever) and assurances that it would never happen again.

The very next day he called his lawyer to let him know what happened and found out that his lawyers name had been taken off of his phone list. Inmates cannot call anyone not on their list. It won't connect through. It is their legal right to always have access to their lawyer. So....my husband goes up to the Visiting department who is in charge of the phones conincidently. The Bitch said I didn't remove the number when he asked her. He said well the numbers are only done through this office. She said she would look into it but didn't have time right then. So he asked to use one of the lawyer phones in the office. She said No...you have to fill in a request and I don't have time to give you one. So he said isn't it convenient that I was found not guilty this week for a charge that came from this department and now my lawyers phone number goes missing off my list. I think I will make my lawyers phone call from the wardens office.

Well, the warden freaked...called V&C and told them he wanted no more problems with this inmate and that they had five minutes to get the lawyers number back on the list.

Can you see the bull that they are putting him through? Just because he is due for parole. As long as there are charges happening he can't apply. Thats why the drugs were planted. I don't know what to do.....if this is ever going to stop. The lawyer is suggesting harrassment charges against the prison and if we do that it has to stop because it will just add to our case.

Anyway....if you got this far in this messege you know whats going on with us.
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Unbelieveable! It amazes me that power these people have over our loved ones. So glad the Warden has wonderful social skills. I have heard that the closer an inmate gets to his release date the more sh!t they have to go through with guards and other inmates.

I'm sorry you and your loved one have to go through this.

wow thats totally nuts!!!! makes my little issues small in comparison with yours! i hope things work out for you soon or at least, get somewhat tolerable until he is released.

Wow, my heart goes out to u and your husband (I have been following your story from the beginning and was wondering how u were making out). My man is also at Bath and i only pray that this kind of thing never happens to me.

Hey Ladies!! My man is also in Bath and they are IDIOTS there. and they are ALL power trippers.

Its a sick sick place...the things they do in there like planting drugs in trailers...etc..is just unreal. I can't beleive that any of them can sleep at night.
Its a joint run by power hungry females.

Mine is at Bath too... wow this is really scary! I really hope that you and your man don't have to put up with anything else! Oh and, Leanne, I have heard the same thing- that the closer that you get to parole, the more they try to mess with you. I wonder if this is always the case.

Thats why it is happening to us. He is ready for parole...as long as there are charges against him....even if he beats the charges...he cannot apply until all the paperwork is done. He has had 5 involuntary transfers since being at Bath and won them all.

WOW!! Bath Institution is fucking my husband and I up now. There tring to say I was bring stuff inside, I told them to search and they wouldn't nor would they call the ploice. I'm in the process of bring alot of attention to that joint.

No they won't either....they don't want to prove that their machine or dog could be wrong as was the case with me. I offered to go to the hospital and have an internal exam done...anything to prove my innocense.
But no....they don't want that...