Posts tagged Solitary Confinement
Solitary Confinement Court Case - Question Period

Mr. Speaker, my question is for the Minister of Justice. For months now, I've been raising concerns about the use of solitary confinement in our provincial correctional facilities. Earlier in this sitting, I asked the minister if he had concerns about the province's vulnerability to a class-action lawsuit related to solitary confinement as we've seen …

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Justice, Question PeriodClaudia Chender MLAQuestion Period, Video, Solitary Confinement, Provincial Corrections
Inmate Rights: Correctional Facilities, Close Confinement - Question Period

Mr. Speaker, my question is for the Minister of Justice. Earlier this week an Ontario Superior Court Judge ruled that a $600 million class action lawsuit against the Province of Ontario could proceed. The lawsuit alleged that

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Justice, Question PeriodClaudia Chender MLAHuman Rights Commission, Canadian Prison Law Conference, Schulich School of Law, Question Period, Video, Solitary Confinement, Provincial Corrections, Close Confinement