Solitary on the spot
Thursday, February 26, 2015 @ 7:00 PM | By Debra Parkes
Based on mounting evidence of the harmful and counterproductive effects of solitary confinement, a 2011 U.N. report called on states to limit solitary placements to 15 days and to not use solitary at all for young people or prisoners with mental illness. Canada is a long way from meeting those international standards, but two recently filed constitutional challenges may change that.
Civil liberties and prisoner advocacy groups allege that federal correctional law and practice permitting prisoners to serve months or years in solitary with no external...
Civil liberties and prisoner advocacy groups allege that federal correctional law and practice permitting prisoners to serve months or years in solitary with no external...
