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Eventually, the courts might compel the Liberal government to impose strict limits on the use of solitary confinement in federal prisons.
But the government is already being judged. And if there’s any reason to believe its critics are right — that administrative segregation can amount to inhumane treatment bordering on torture — the Liberals may not want to wait for the courts to make up their minds for them.
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Security tool, or torture? Time running out for Liberals to make a call on solitary confinement | CBC News
The courts might eventually compel Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale to impose strict limits on the use of solitary confinement in federal prisons. But the government is already being judged.