Human rights concerns spark investigation into Kenora, Ont. jail
Issues at the Kenora Jail have sparked an investigation by the Ontario Ombudsman over human…
Inmates
Female inmate in Saskatchewan approaching 8th week of hunger strike
More hunger strikes are planned in solidarity by inmates in Saskatchewan and Alberta, an advocate says
Yukon Territory declares COVID-19 outbreak in Whitehorse jail
Three people in jail have tested positive for virus.
Advocates lobby feds and province to help inmates in Saskatchewan jail falling ill to COVID-19
Inmates being held at the Saskatoon Correctional Centre are being hit hard by the second…
Former Yukon inmates file claim against territory for mental health issues following lock up in segregation units
Two former inmates of the Whitehorse Correctional Centre (WCC) have filed a class action on…
Prison rights groups hold ‘Where is Bill Blair’ marches in Ottawa and Toronto
‘We looked for Minister Blair in Ottawa and Scarborough to answer questions about how he is handling the COVID-19 pandemic behind bars’
Coalition of civil rights groups file constitutional challenge over handling of inmates during pandemic
‘The Correctional Service of Canada has failed to take the steps that would make physical distancing possible within its institutions.’
Ojibwe ‘patient zero’ in Quebec prison files class action against Canada
An Indigenous woman incarcerated in Quebec took up the torch for the federal prison population…
Release or isolate: The debate on how to help people inside Canada’s prisons and jails during COVID-19
The union representing 16,000 correctional service employees, parole officers and prisons guards say its members…