Prisoners Rights
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Saskatchewan inmates to receive holiday gifts paid for by communityVisitors have not been allowed at Saskatchewan correctional facilities for months amid the COVID-19 pandemic.CanadaDec 15, 2020
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Voting behind bars: Informing inmates a challenge for Saskatchewan advocates during pandemicThere’s no door knocking or lawn signs in prison during elections.CanadaOct 20, 2020
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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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B.C. Appeal Court gives Ottawa until mid-June to fix solitary confinement lawThe B.C. Appeal Court has extended the deadline to June 17, with conditions to protect prisoners' constitutional rights in the meantime.CanadaJan 7, 2019
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B.C. transgender inmate wins right to change prisonsFallon Aubee, a transgender inmate in British Columbia, has won a years-long battle to serve the remainder of her sentence for first-degree murder at a women's prison.CrimeJul 22, 2017
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