Conditions of ConfinementCRIMINAL JUSTICEDeaths in CustodyPrisons, Jails & Community Supervision New Report Released: Ontario Deaths in Custody on the Rise Despite a declining provincial custody population, deaths in custody in Ontario are increasing at an…CCLADecember 20, 2022
Conditions of ConfinementCRIMINAL JUSTICEPRESS RELEASESPrisons, Jails & Community SupervisionSearch & SeizureSolitary Confinement Groups: Canada must end “extreme”, prolonged solitary confinement The Canadian Civil Liberties Association, John Howard Society Canada, the Canadian Association of Elizabeth Fry…CCLAAugust 30, 2022
Conditions of ConfinementCRIMINAL JUSTICEPrisons, Jails & Community SupervisionSearch & SeizureSolitary Confinement CCLA and Others Renew Calls to Limit Dry Cell Use – An “Extreme” Form of Solitary Confinement Earlier this summer the Canadian Civil Liberties Association and a number of other groups urged…Abby DeshmanAugust 30, 2022
Conditions of ConfinementCRIMINAL JUSTICEPRESS RELEASESPrisons, Jails & Community SupervisionPRIVACYSearch & SeizureSearch & SeizureSurveillance & PrivacyUnreasonable Search & Seizure Canadian Civil Liberties Association launches constitutional challenge to Ontario’s strip search law The Canadian Civil Liberties Association and a woman with personal experience have launched a major…Abby DeshmanJune 20, 2022
Conditions of ConfinementCOVID-19COVID-19 & PrisonsCRIMINAL JUSTICEPRESS RELEASESPrisons, Jails & Community Supervision Prison Pandemic Papers Documenting Impact of COVID-19 in Jails, Prisons & Penitentiaries Across Canada Launched Today, the Prison Pandemic Papers were launched online, making available previously unpublished government records.CCLAMarch 8, 2022
Conditions of ConfinementCOVID-19COVID-19 & PrisonsCRIMINAL JUSTICEPrisons, Jails & Community Supervision CCLA and Partners Release Update on COVID-19 and Prison Settings CCLA along with its organizational partners in the Prison Pandemic Partnership is calling upon federal,…Abby DeshmanMarch 19, 2021
Conditions of ConfinementCOVID-19COVID-19 & PrisonsCRIMINAL JUSTICEPrisons, Jails & Community Supervision New Analysis of COVID-19 Infections Behind Bars Underscores the Need to Depopulate Prisons CCLA, as part of its Prison Pandemic Partnership Project, is helping to track the spread…Abby DeshmanFebruary 3, 2021
Conditions of ConfinementCOVID-19COVID-19 & PrisonsCRIMINAL JUSTICEPrisons, Jails & Community Supervision National Coalition Calls on Government to Act to Protect Prisoners Against COVID-19 Yesterday, CCLA joined with a coalition of organizations to again call on the Canadian government…CCLAJanuary 21, 2021
Conditions of ConfinementCOVID-19COVID-19 & PrisonsCRIMINAL JUSTICEPrisons, Jails & Community Supervision CCLA Sounds Alarm as COVID in Prisons Reaches Unprecedented Levels Preliminary findings released today by the Prison Pandemic Partnership, which includes the Canadian Civil Liberties Association, reveal…CCLAJanuary 12, 2021
Conditions of ConfinementCruel & Unusual PunishmentPRESS RELEASESStrip Searches Class Action Launched re Illegal Strip Searches A major class action is being launched today on behalf of Canadians illegally strip searched…Abby DeshmanJuly 7, 2020