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Dorothy Proctor

b. 1940

Canadian autobiographer

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Born 1940. Dorothy Proctor is a Canadian autobiographer.

Dorothy Proctor is a Canadian author and activist noted for drawing attention to scientific experimentation on Canadian prisoners.

Biography Proctor was born in Cape Breton Island in Nova Scotia. She described the experience as akin to Dante's Inferno.

In 1994, Proctor published her autobiography, Chameleon: The Lives of Dorothy Proctor, in collaboration with Fred Rosen, a professor of journalism at Hofstra University. In it she described being involved in prostitution and the drug trade from a young age. She wrote of working with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and "claims to have played a major role in breaking up Chinese, Jamaican and Europe-to-Canada drug-smuggling rings and exposing corrupt Mounties", as well as infiltrating the Mafia and a Sikh terrorist cell.

Proctor sued Correctional Service Canada in 1995 for Can$5 million in damages. She testified that "she was targeted by researchers because she was viewed as a 'throwaway'", and that her treatment in prison had resulted in a drug addiction and brain damage. Ultimately, hundreds of prisoners were found to have been subjected to scientific experimentation in Canadian prisons through the 1960s and 1970s.

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1940
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Frequently asked questions

Who is Dorothy Proctor?

Canadian autobiographer

When was Dorothy Proctor born?

Dorothy Proctor was born in 1940.

What is Dorothy Proctor's occupation?

Dorothy Proctor is an autobiographer.

What nationality is Dorothy Proctor?

Dorothy Proctor is Canadian.

Sources & further reading

Β· Wikipedia: Dorothy Proctor

Β· Wikidata: Q16734748

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