Administrative Segregation
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3 of 4 Saskatchewan correctional centres overcapacityAs of Monday, Pine Grove Correctional Centre was 56 inmates over its operational capacity. Meanwhile, a hunger strike at Pine Grove has renewed scrutiny of facility conditions.CanadaDec 8, 2022
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Court of Appeal for Ontario sets 15-day cap on solitary confinementThe three-judge appeal panel says legislative safeguards are inadequate to avoid the risk of harm to inmates.CanadaMar 28, 2019
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Ottawa ordered to pay $20M for putting mentally ill inmates in solitary confinementThe judge says the $20 million sum will go to "additional mental health or program resources" in the penal system as well as legal fees.CanadaMar 26, 2019
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Civil liberties group asks Ontario’s top court for changes to solitary confinement rulesThe group says the federal government only introduced legislation that deals with solitary confinement last month, knowing it wouldn't pass in time to meet the deadline.CanadaNov 20, 2018
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Liberals set to amend solitary confinement rules in wake of dual court calls for actionPublic Safety Minister Ralph Goodale will table what is being called An Act to amend the Corrections and Conditional Release Act and another Act.CanadaOct 15, 2018
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Court hears Canada’s prison segregation regime ‘structurally deficient’Civil liberties lawyers say administrative segregation, among other things, is procedurally unfair and structurally deficient.CanadaSep 13, 2017
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Canada’s inmate segregation laws face Constitutional challenge in courtAt issue is the practice known as administrative segregation that civil liberties groups argue can amount to indefinite solitary confinement.CanadaSep 11, 2017
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Breakfast Buzz: Should solitary confinement be limited in Saskatchewan prisons?The Saskatchewan Ministry of Corrections is reviewing its policy on solitary confinement. Do you think there should be a limited on the number of days inmates are kept segregated?Jun 8, 2016
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‘People go to prison for punishment not to be punished’: advocates await Saskatchewan review of solitary confinementThe Ministry of Justice is reviewing a controversial tool used in Saskatchewan jails called administrative segregation, also known federally as solitary confinement.CanadaJun 7, 2016
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Inmates with mental illness subject to ‘cruel and unusual punishment,’ suit allegesA Toronto law firm has launched a class action suit against the federal government over the treatment of prison inmates with mental illness.CanadaJul 17, 2015
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