Jun 21, 2018 | Legislations
Rights groups fight Canada government’s defense of solitary confinement Canadian law allows for prolonged, indefinite solitary confinement that hurts vulnerable people most and that is why it must be struck down, lawyers for civil liberties groups argued this week, as...
Jun 20, 2018 | Legislations
Feds appealing solitary confinement ruling Feds appealing solitary confinement ruling The federal government is appealing the B.C. Supreme Court’s ruling that laws providing for the use of solitary confinement by the Correctional Service of Canada in federal...
Jun 19, 2018 | Legislations
Two civil rights groups are bracing for another courtroom clash with Ottawa over the use of solitary confinement in federal prisons, part of a protracted legal campaign launched more than three years ago. Rights groups gear up for new court battle over solitary...
Jun 3, 2018 | Opinion Pieces
Soleiman Faqiri & burying the truth The Toronto Star’s Tuesday, May 15 front page featured staff reporter Fatima Syed’s “Correctional ministry won’t release video of inmate’s last hours.” Ms Syed has been following the Faqari...
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