It’s a controversial tool used in Saskatchewan jails, called administrative segregation, better known as solitary confinement.
It means an inmate is confined for 22 to 23 hours each day.
The province is reviewing its policy on administrative segregation. One recommendation from a federal inquest on the subject is a 15-day consecutive maximum in segregation. Right now the average time Saskatchewan inmates spend in segregation is 38.9 days, and segregation can last indefinitely.
Ministry of Corrections spokesperson Drew Wilby explains the process is designed to “protect individuals from others in the facility or protect the facility from individuals.”
The ministry is expected to complete their review in the next few months. However, they wouldn’t say whether a maximum segregation limit will be recommended as part of their review.
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With files from Brandon Gonez
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