>>9523
Yeah, It's really absurd.
She was on suicide watch apparently, I mean, literally, heh.
Here's a transcription:
[Ashley puts ligatures on her neck]
> Guard 1: Again inmate Smith is putting ligatures on her neck one more time.
[Ashley lays down on the ground]
> Guard 1: Breathing can be seen and her face is getting purple one more time.
> Guard 2: Ashley, do you need us to come and cut that off for you?
> Guard 3: It's been long enough, you need to take that off.
> Guard 3: Hey, you said that you were gonna leave that on for a little bit.
> Guard 3: Sit up so you can come over here, so I can cut it off.
[Death]
[All (7) guards walk into the cell]
> Guard 4: Ashley, I need you to get up, I need to move you
> Guard 2?: Ashley… ? Jesus Christ, I haven't had fucking CPR training in 11 years. Give me a break. Get the nurse already.
[End of footage]
[Further info]
>Ashley Smith choked to death on October 19th, 2007
>7 prison guards watched and filmed.
>Ashley was 19 years old, and suffered from mental illness.
>She had spent 5 years in jail and an entire year in solitary confinement.
>She had been transfered accross the country making it difficulte for her family to visit.
>On three occasions, her mother was denied visitation.
>Prison guards were initally charged with Criminal Negligence Causing Death. They were acquitted.
>When interviewed by the Fifth Estate.
>about the release of this video,
>Ashleys' mother said:
>"I want it out in the public eye,
>I want all videos released.
>I want all documentation released
>I feel this has to be public"
>Coralee Smith recently settled her case against Correctional Services of Canada