Prisoners' Rights

Issues in Prisoners' Rights

• Solitary Confinement

Document Solitary by Another Name: BC Civil Liberties Association v. Attorney General of Canada

Posted on October 13, 2021

Topic: Prisoners' Rights, Solitary Confinement

Type: Legal Cases

News Release MEDIA ADVISORY: BCCLA at Supreme Court to Oppose Unreasonable Parole Ineligibility Periods

Posted on March 23, 2022

Topic: Prisoners' Rights

News Release Media Advisory: BCCLA at Supreme Court of Canada to Argue Against Limits on Conditional Sentencing

Posted on March 22, 2022

Topic: Prisoners' Rights

News Release Press Release: Rights Group Sues to Stop Wardens from Placing Prisoners in Long-term Solitary Confinement

Posted on October 13, 2021

Topic: Prisoners' Rights, Solitary Confinement

News Release MEDIA ADVISORY OF PRESS CONFERENCE: Rights group to announce initiative to stop solitary confinement in prisons

Posted on October 12, 2021

Topic: Prisoners' Rights, Solitary Confinement

Document Letter Raising Concerns About Potential Impact on Habaes Corpus Applications in Nova Scotia

Posted on April 13, 2021

Topic: Access to Justice, Administrative, Democratic Rights, Discrimination, Due Process, Human Rights, Immigration, Prisoners' Rights, Sentencing

Type: Policy Submissions

Document Protect prisoners against COVID-19

Posted on January 21, 2021

Topic: COVID-19, Prisoners' Rights

Type: Policy Submissions

News Release Press Release: Prisoner Challenges Law that Authorizes Extreme Form of Solitary Confinement 

Posted on November 9, 2020

Topic: Prisoners' Rights, Solitary Confinement

News Release BCCLA Reacts: Supreme Court of Canada Rules Law Abolishing Peremptory Challenges is Constitutional  

Posted on October 8, 2020

Topic: Due Process, Prisoners' Rights

News Release Media Advisory: BCCLA at Supreme Court of Canada to Fight for Jury Diversity  

Posted on October 6, 2020

Topic: Due Process, Prisoners' Rights