Kim Pate

• Trio of Canadian politicians call for parliament to examine wellness checks

  On Wednesday, Sen. Kim Pate joined Green Party parliamentary leader Elizabeth May and Fredericton Green MP Jenica Atwin at a news conference on Parliament Hill.

  Crime

  Jul 8, 2020
  
• Coronavirus: Canadian Senator calls for immediate release of inmates to curb COVID-19

  Sen. Kim Pate is calling on correctional officials to release inmates who are nearing the end of their sentence to help reduce the spread of COVID-19.

  Canada

  Mar 28, 2020
  
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• Canada’s new solitary confinement bill makes it easier to put inmates in isolation, senator says

  A Canadian senator who has spent four decades advocating for the rights of vulnerable people in Canadian prisons says a new bill that purports to end solitary confinement should be scrapped.

  Canada

  May 5, 2019
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• Former dangerous offender Lisa Neve speaks about her once notorious designation: ‘You lose all hope’

  Lisa Neve was once Canada's most dangerous woman. In 1994, she was jailed indefinitely and became one one of only four Canadian women in history to be given a dangerous offender designation.

  Crime

  Aug 8, 2018
• ‘Law needs Feminism Because’ forum takes place in Montreal

  A forum bringing together law students, lawyers and legal professionals from across Canada was held in Montreal. The aim of which was to examine why the law needs feminism.

  Canada

  Mar 11, 2017
• Senator says Alberta murder case ‘screams’ for review, calls for public inquiry

  A senator is calling for a public inquiry after Alberta prosecutors stayed charges against a second woman accused in a murder case.

  Crime

  Jan 18, 2017
• Karla Homolka must be given chance to re-enter society, say advocates for convicts

  Does convicted killer Karla Homolka deserves a chance to start over?

  Canada

  Apr 20, 2016
• ‘Nobody’s listening’: Almost a year later, feds yet to respond to Ashley Smith inquest

  “We’re now nine days away from the first anniversary of the recommendations, more than seven years since Ashley died, and still no concrete actions.”

  Canada

  Dec 10, 2014
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• Some mentally ill inmates face different kind of solitary confinement

  Other designations, meant to afford better care to those who need it, just mean these sick inmates are put in an unofficial version of segregation, critics charge.

  Jul 24, 2014
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• Tied down in solitary for years, is sick inmate a dangerous offender?

  Marlene Carter is an inmate with severe mental illness who's spent much of the past five years in restraints and in solitary confinement. Thursday afternoon, a judge will decide whether she's a dangerous offender.

  Jul 24, 2014