Ex-national light-heavyweight boxing champion Ralph ‘Junior’ Moar said his long stay in solitary confinement has created a long-term psychological issue.
” I cry in my sleep. “
I don’t want that to happen to my worst enemyhe said in an interview with CBC.
On Friday, a Manitoba Court of Queen’s Bench judge approved a class action lawsuit for inmates who have spent 15 or more consecutive days in solitary confine since December 1992.
Ralph Moar wants to find some kind of justice through this class action lawsuit.
Mr. Moar spent four years at the Federal Institution Stony Mountain. Charged in 2000 with attempted murder after a drive-by shooting, he was found guilty of firing a firearm.
After an argument while incarcerated, Junior Moar spent 27 months in solitary confinement.
” That is not the way to rehabilitate a person. “
In solitary confinement, the former inmate was only allowed a morning workout and shower. He can also make half -hour phone calls three times a week.
I’ve seen men write on walls with their own body fluids, he says. I saw others talking to yourself constantly, I don’t want to be like that.
Ralph Moar now lives in Vancouver with his wife and daughter. Returning to family reality is not without difficulty. I had to apologize for being quiet, I lost the habit of spending time with other people.
Ralph ‘Junior’ Moar has opened a boxing gym where he hopes to provide guidance and support to First Nations youth.
With information from Marjorie Dowhos and Philip Paul-Martin
Source: Radio-Canada
