Prisoner Rights

• Inmates say dangerous conditions inside understaffed Nova Scotia jail violate rights

  Inmates at a Halifax-area jail say their rights have been violated by months-long rolling lockdowns, as correctional officers refuse work because of dangerous conditions.

  Canada

  Jul 20, 2023
  
• Nova Scotia report highlights concerns of prisoner conditions in provincial jails

  The majority of individuals -- over 70 per cent of those in provincial custody -- are in remand, which means they're awaiting a court date.

  Canada

  Jul 26, 2021
  
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• Black prisoner in Quebec hopes for criminal investigation of prison guards

  A prisoner is seeking justice after claiming he was assaulted by prison guards in 2012. He obtained video footage of the assault and wants police to open a criminal investigation

  Canada

  Jun 4, 2021
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• ‘They are in no hurry’: Beijing plays the long game as Canadians languish in China’s prisons

  The case of the two Michaels has garnered international attention, but another Canadian you may have never heard has been imprisoned in China for nearly 16 years.

  Features

  May 8, 2021
• ‘Folks are dying’: Community rallies for depopulation of Ontario jails after COVID-19 outbreaks

  "Folks are protesting for basic human needs, for access to clean air, access to clean laundry, personal protective equipment," one prisoner advocate said.

  Canada

  Mar 20, 2021
• Family of Central Nova Scotia Correctional Facility inmate raises concerns over cell restrictions

  A relative of a remanded man at a Nova Scotia corrections facility says inmates are being heavily restricted to their cells due to staff shortages.

  Politics

  Dec 3, 2020
• Halifax woman raises concern over prisoner access to health care in N.S.

  But the clinical director for offender health services in Nova Scotia defends the health-care access inmates have at the Burnside facility.

  Health

  Feb 4, 2020
• Reports of excessive force by Edmonton Remand Centre staff investigated after hunger strike ends

  Allegations of excessive force used by staff at the Edmonton Remand Centre are being looked into by Alberta Justice, according to a ministry spokesperson. They also confirmed a three-day hunger strike at the prison -- which at one point involved 55 inmates -- has ended.

  Canada

  Jan 11, 2018