Justice for TJ
Press Conference and Picket Alert - Justice for TJ
February 26, 2024, noon, Sir Winston Churchill Square, Edmonton AB
From February 26 to 28 a Fatality Review will investigate the death of Timothy McConnell (TJ) who died by suicide in the Edmonton Remand Centre (ERC) on Jan. 11, 2021. His mother Lana Greene obtained documents showing her son's attempts to get medication for his mental health conditions and substance use treatment from jail staff before his death, but his pleas for help were repeatedly ignored. TJ’s mother says negligent medical care inside the jail ultimately led to his death.
We demand accountability from the ERC
We demand full and equitable access to healthcare, including mental health and substance use care, in all federal and provincial prisons and jails and in remand centers.
We demand non-carceral alternatives for people with a mental health crisis and in need of substance use treatment!
We demand care not cuffs!
Speakers
Opening blessing by Elder Kokum Cathy
Lana Greene, TJ’s mother and member of Moms Stop The Harm
B., person with lived experience who has been held at the ERC, Member of 4B Harm Reduction Society
Statement by Professor Benjamin Perrin, Peter Allard School of Law UBC (read by local MSTH)
Media coverage of TJ’s story
People Waiting for Trial Keep Dying in Prison. Can Our Corrections System Be Fixed? The Walrus by Geena Mortfield, Published 6:30, Apr. 19, 2023
Negligence in medical care led to inmate's suicide at Edmonton jail, lawsuit alleges Posted: Dec 13, 2022 Wallis Snowden
Edmonton inmate who took own life struggled to access mental health, addictions treatment, mother says. Edmonton Journal by Jonny Wakefield, Published Jan 21, 2021
Medical records show Edmonton Remand Centre inmate's pleas for medication, opioid treatment prior to death. Edmonton Journal by Jonny Wakefield, Published Jan 21, 2021
Participating organizations
Moms Stop The Harm
