Dry Celling
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N.S. court rules law allowing ‘dry celling’ of prisoners discriminates against womenThe judge, who heard the case a year ago in Truro, N.S., gives Parliament six months to reform the law so that it no longer discriminates against women.CanadaNov 12, 2021
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Advocates laud Nova Scotia’s decision to ban prison practice known as ‘dry celling’The decision to eliminate the controversial practice comes two months after a New Brunswick woman challenged 'dry celling' in a Nova Scotia court.CanadaJan 7, 2021
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N.B. woman argues ‘dry celling’ segregation for drugs inside body violates charterAn inmate was accused of bringing drugs into Nova Institution for Women in Truro and concealing them in her vagina.CanadaNov 9, 2020
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