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British Columbia Supreme Court Sweeps Aside Solitary Confinement in Province
Article • June 16, 2018
Filed under: Discrimination, Conditions of Confinement, Mental Health
British Columbia Supreme Court Sweeps Aside Solitary Confinement in Province by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna A Justice of the British Columbia, Canada Supreme Court has effectively gutted the province's solitary confinement policy as violative of prisoners’ human rights. Portions of the court's order were stayed for one year to …
News in Brief
Article • May 4, 2018 • from PLN May, 2018
Filed under: News in Brief
News in Brief by Alabama: A 33-year-old prisoner who had worked at the Koch Foods poultry plant for nearly five months while participating in a work release program was killed in an October 29, 2017 “industrial accident.” Frank Dwayne Ellington died shortly after he was caught in a machine during …
News in Brief
Article • April 2, 2018 • from PLN April, 2018
Filed under: News in Brief
News in Brief by Alabama: Morgan McCurdy, 23, a nurse at the DeKalb County jail, was arrested on July 20, 2017 after surveillance video confirmed suspicions that she was involved with smuggling drugs into the facility. DeKalb County Sheriff Jimmy Harris said the licensed practical nurse was jailed on charges …
Canada to Apologize, Pay $10.5 Million to Former Guantanamo Detainee
Article • January 31, 2018 • from PLN February, 2018
Filed under: War on Terror, Wrongful Imprisonment, Immigration
Canada to Apologize, Pay $10.5 Million to Former Guantanamo Detainee by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis The Canadian government has agreed to pay $10.5 million to Omar Khadr, a Canadian citizen who was held at the U.S. military prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba as an enemy combatant for over a …
Almost 270 Die in Pre-trial Detention in Canadian Jails in Last Five Years
Article • August 30, 2017 • from PLN September, 2017
Filed under: Statistics/Trends, Wrongful Death
Almost 270 Die in Pre-trial Detention in Canadian Jails in Last Five Years by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna According to data gathered by the Reuters news agency, which culled records from various Canadian provincial governments, almost 270 prisoners awaiting trial have died over the past five years. Apparently pretrial …
News in Brief
Article • June 30, 2017 • from PLN July, 2017
Filed under: News in Brief
News in Brief by California: Ignacio Adrian Sobers Jr., 31, entered into a plea agreement in federal district court on February 9, 2017. He agreed to plead guilty to one count of acceptance of a bribe by a public official. The former guard at the U.S. Penitentiary in Victorville was …
News in Brief
Article • April 1, 2017 • from PLN April, 2017
News in Brief by Alabama: In November 2016 the Barbour County Sheriff’s Office received a faxed court order for the release of state prisoner Bobby Campbell, so of course they released him. As it turned out, however, the order was fake. “Right now we are unsure about the real source of …
Canadian Solitary Confinement Deaths Result in Rare Lawsuits, Eventual Reforms
Article • November 8, 2016 • from PLN November, 2016
Filed under: Prison Reform, Statistics/Trends, Control Units/SHU/Solitary Confinement, Mental Health, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness), Suicides
Canadian Solitary Confinement Deaths Result in Rare Lawsuits, Eventual Reforms by Mark Wilson Deaths in Canadian federal prisons associated with the prolonged placement of prisoners in solitary confinement, as well as challenges to the use of segregation in provincial jails, have resulted in some limited reforms. Ashley Smith was sentenced …
News in Brief
Article • September 30, 2016 • from PLN October, 2016
Filed under: News in Brief
News in Brief by Arizona: The U.S. Department of Justice declared April 24 to 30, 2016 to be the inaugural National Reentry Week in an effort to recognize the plight of the more than 600,000 prisoners who are released annually from federal and state prisons, plus 11.4 million others who …
News in Brief
Article • September 2, 2016 • from PLN September, 2016
Filed under: News in Brief
News in Brief by Alabama: U.S. Attorney George L. Beck, Jr. called Chris Miles, the former assistant police chief for the town of Tallassee, Alabama, a “maverick” when Miles was sentenced on March 25, 2016 for beating a suspect during an interrogation, making false statements to the FBI and selling …
Canada: Phone Access Vital for Incarcerated Mothers
Article • August 10, 2016
Filed under: Telephones, Telephone Access, Telephone Rates, Mothers in Prison, Children of Prisoners
Canada: Phone Access Vital for Incarcerated Mothers by The Elizabeth Fry Society of Saskatchewan hosted an event on May 11, 2016 that coincided with Mother’s Day to raise awareness about women impacted by the criminal justice system and to highlight the fact that most incarcerated women are mothers and were …
Federal Prisoners in Canada Have Limited Access to Libraries Due To Funding Cuts
Article • August 10, 2016
Filed under: Cost of Prison Systems, Law Library Access/Adequacy
Federal Prisoners in Canada Have Limited Access to Libraries Due To Funding Cuts by Christopher Zoukis A number of federal prisons in Canada are cutting library hours and library staff, limiting access to books, making it harder to improve literary skills to prepare for reintegration to society. Correctional Investigator Howard …
Mentally Ill Held in Canadian Prison's 'Unsuitable' Former Segregation Unit
Article • August 10, 2016
Filed under: Failure to Protect (General), Eighth Amendment, Control Units/SHU/Solitary Confinement, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness)
Mentally Ill Held in Canadian Prison's 'Unsuitable' Former Segregation Unit by Joe Watson Despite recommendations from the United Nations, the Canadian Human Rights Commission (CHRC) and from within its own federal corrections system, Ontario, Canada's Millhaven Institution continues to lock up prisoners with acute mental illnesses inside cells that are …
The Health Effects of Conducted Energy Weapons, Canadian Academies Expert Panel Report, 2013
Publication • August 3, 2016
Filed under: Stun Guns/Tasers
The Health Effects of Conducted Energy Weapons, Canadian Academies Expert Panel Report, 2013 THE HEALTH EFFECTS OF CONDUCTED ENERGY WEAPONS The Expert Panel on the Medical and Physiological Impacts of Conducted Energy Weapons THE HEALTH EFFECTS OF CONDUCTED ENERGY WEAPONS The Expert Panel on the Medical and Physiological Impacts of …
Prison Needle Exchange Lessons From a Comprehensive Review of International Evidence and Experience, Canadian HIV AIDS Legal Network, 2004
Publication • August 3, 2016
Filed under: Medical, HIV/AIDS, Mental Health, Drug Treatment/Rehab
Prison Needle Exchange Lessons From a Comprehensive Review of International Evidence and Experience, Canadian HIV AIDS Legal Network, 2004 Prison Needle Exchange: Lessons from a Comprehensive Review of International Evidence and Experience Prepared by Rick Lines Ralf Jürgens Glenn Betteridge Heino Stöver Dumitru Laticevschi Joachim Nelles Prison Needle Exchange: Lessons …
A Roadmap to Strengthening Public Safety, CSC Review Panel, 2007
Publication • July 28, 2016
Filed under: International
A Roadmap to Strengthening Public Safety, CSC Review Panel, 2007 CSC Review Panel Safer Communities October 2007 REPORT OF THE CORRECTIONAL SERVICE OF CANADA REVIEW PANEL A Roadmap to Strengthening Public Safety Report of the Correctional Service of Canada Review Panel, October 2007 © Minister of Public Works and Government …
Canadian Prison Staff, Cellmate Charged in Prisoner’s Beating Death
Article • July 6, 2016 • from PLN July, 2016
Filed under: Guard Misconduct, Failure to Protect (General), Security Systems, Failure to Train/Supervise, Failure to Protect (Wrongful Death), Staff Training
Canadian Prison Staff, Cellmate Charged in Prisoner’s Beating Death by Joe Watson An understaffed, poorly-designed prison in Ontario, Canada has been under close scrutiny over the past three years after a prisoner serving a 165-day sentence was bludgeoned to death on Halloween night by a possibly intoxicated cellmate with a …
News in Brief
Article • July 6, 2016 • from PLN July, 2016
Filed under: News in Brief
News in Brief by Alabama: Federal and state officials raided the Sumter County Jail on March 8, 2016 as part of an investigation into the Sumter County Sheriff’s Department. The search led a grand jury to recommend the impeachment of Sheriff Tyrone Clark and issue an indictment against him the …
News in Brief
Article • May 5, 2016 • from PLN May, 2016
Filed under: News in Brief
News in Brief by Australia: An anal-retentive prisoner in the supermax unit at the Goulburn Jail claimed for 12 days that a metal object detected inside his body was a fragment of a surgical instrument, but his claims were proven false when his bowels finally moved on February 24, 2016 …
News in Brief
Article • March 31, 2016 • from PLN April, 2016
Filed under: News in Brief
News in Brief by Arizona: On October 28, 2015, Maricopa County youth detention guard Patrice Dawson was arrested on felony charges of sexual misconduct. Dawson, who supervised juvenile offenders, was accused of having sexual relations with an underage prisoner; she was fired from the department after confessing to the relationship. …
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