Bill C-83
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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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Canadian parole officers feel overworked, according to national surveyA recent survey of Canadian parole officers shows that they feel overworked and can't properly do their job protecting the public because of it.CanadaMay 18, 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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Feds aim to replace solitary confinement in prisons with ‘structured intervention units’Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale has tabled a new bill in the House of Commons aimed at ridding Canadian prisons of solitary confinement.CanadaOct 16, 2018
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