Unascertained

Introducing Unascertained

On December 15, 2016, Soleiman Faqiri was found dead in his cell after an altercation with a group of correctional officers. After suffering a schizophrenic episode, the 30-year-old was awaiting a pre-trial mental health assessment at a Lindsay Ontario jail. He was pepper sprayed, shackled, and was wearing a spit hood. But there was no footage of what went on inside his segregation cell that day. We piece together the timeline of Soleiman's death and what really happened when guards entered the room. It's a story of a family's loss, mental health failures in the prison system, and a search for justice. Coming April 7th.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Eleventh Day

Part I: Soleiman Faqiri was a 30-year-old Canadian, born in Afghanistan, who was diagnosed with schizophrenia. On December 15th, 2016, he was found dead in a segregation cell at the Central East Correctional Centre in Lindsay, Ontario, after a struggle with correctional officers. What happened in that cell has led his family on a years-long search for answers. Clips courtesy of CityNews and Global News Donate to TVO: http://tvo.org/giveSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Cruel and Usual

Part II: Anthony Ouellette was an inmate at the Lindsay jail in 2016. He watched as Soleiman Faqiri's mental health slowly deteriorated during the 11 days he was kept in segregation, and desperately tried to get him help. Ouellette shares the shocking details of what he saw during that time, and how on the eleventh day, he came back to his cell to find out that Soleiman had died. Clips courtesy of CityNews and CBC News Donate to TVO: http://tvo.org/giveSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Post-mortem

Part III: A ten-month long investigation by the Kawartha Lakes Police Service concluded there were no grounds to lay charges in Soleiman Faqiri's death. But for lawyers Nader Hasan and Ted Marrocco, who represent the Faqiri family, that wasn't good enough. They wanted to know what evidence had been collected and who the police interviewed. They became suspicious that they weren't being told the full story. Metro Morning with Matt Galloway interview courtesy of CBC Licensing Donate to TVO: http://tvo.org/giveSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Last Stop

Part IV: Apart from the correctional staff at the jail, it turns out there was someone else there the day Soleiman Faqiri died. Someone who says he saw everything. Host Yusuf Zine speaks to that eyewitness, who shares new jarring details of what he saw happen in that cell. Audio clips courtesy The Evan Solomon Show, CBC Ontario Morning, Global News, and the Ontario Ombudsman Background reading: Ontario Ombudsman report - The Code Donate to TVO: http://tvo.org/giveSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.