Prisoners' Rights

Issues in Prisoners' Rights

• Solitary Confinement

News Release Press Release: Federal Government Appeals Historic Solitary Confinement Victory

Posted on February 19, 2018

Topic: Prisoners' Rights, Solitary Confinement

News Release Solitary confinement: After court decisions, civil liberties organizations urge federal government to overhaul solitary confinement bill

Posted on January 31, 2018

Topic: Solitary Confinement

Post We won! BC Supreme Court ends indefinite solitary confinement in federal prisons across Canada.

Posted on January 17, 2018

Topic: Prisoners' Rights, Solitary Confinement

Post Solitary Confinement Trial Updates

Posted on November 5, 2017

Topic: Solitary Confinement

Post Ewert v. Canada

Posted on October 11, 2017

Topic: Human Rights, Indigenous Rights, Prisoners' Rights

Post Timeline: Solitary Confinement Trial

Posted on August 2, 2017

Topic: Solitary Confinement

Event Social Science Evidence, Charter Litigation & Policy Change – Workshop

Posted on October 6, 2016

Topic: Drug Policy, Harm Reduction, Human Rights, Prisoners' Rights, Sex Workers' Rights, Solitary Confinement

Post Health and Human Rights in Prison: The Need for Prison-Based Needle and Syringe Programs

Posted on August 15, 2016

Topic: Drug Policy, Harm Reduction, Prisoners' Rights

Document “We Have No Rights”: Arbitrary Imprisonment and Cruel Treatment of Migrants with Mental Health Issues in Canada

Posted on July 22, 2016

Topic: Human Rights, Prisoners' Rights

Type: Policy Submissions

News Release Media Release: Coroner’s inquest begins into death in solitary confinement

Posted on July 18, 2016

Topic: Prisoners' Rights, Solitary Confinement