Solitary Confinement Canada
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Feds wins last-ditch reprieve for law which allows prisoner isolation in CanadaPrisoner isolation, declared unconstitutional 18 months ago, will remain legal for now after Canada's top court granted Ottawa's urgent request to allow the current law to stay in force for the time being.CanadaJun 16, 2019
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Feds ask Supreme Court to halt ruling banning inmate segregationIn a hand-delivered application on Tuesday, the Department of Justice tells the Supreme Court of Canada that it needs a stay for safety reasons.CanadaJun 12, 2019
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Changes to Canada’s solitary-confinement bill could help with MMIWG report findingsChanges the Senate wants to make to a bill on solitary confinement in Canadian prisons are in keeping with recommendations from the inquiry into missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls, says the Canadian Association of Elizabeth Fry Societies.CanadaJun 5, 2019
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Ashley Smith died in solitary confinement. Her family is ‘furious’ over the new segregation bill"We absolutely do not endorse it and especially did not endorse invoking Ashley's name to put forward this new bill. Absolutely not," Ward said.CanadaMay 30, 2019
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End of prisoner segregation sparks anxiety over double-bunkingPrisoners and correctional officers worry that the prison system will start doubling prisoners up once new solitary confinement laws are implemented.CanadaMay 14, 2019
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Canada’s new solitary confinement bill makes it easier to put inmates in isolation, senator saysA 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.CanadaMay 5, 2019
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New Liberal bill will limit solitary confinement for prisonersThe federal government is introducing legislation that would limit how long prison inmates can be kept in solitary confinementCanadaJun 19, 2017
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