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Aboriginal woman reaches settlement with feds over solitary confinement
An out of court settlement has been reached in the case of an aboriginal woman from Saskatchewan who spent more than three and a half years in solitary confinement at a federal prison in B.C.
Bobbylee Worm, now 26, was 19 years old and a first-time offender when she was incarcerated and spent up to 23 hours a day in her 8×10 cell with little human contact.
The BC Civil Liberties Association, which believes long-term solitary confinement is unconstitutional, says she was taken out of segregation two days after the lawsuit was filed.
Details of the settlement with the federal government are protected by a non-disclosure agreement.
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