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Conditions of Confinement CRIMINAL JUSTICE Disability EQUALITY Fighting Solitary Confinement MAJOR CASES & REPORTS Prisons, Jails & Community Supervision Youth

Solitary confinement is no joking matter – and the courts are not amused – AGAIN!

The Ontario Court of Appeal has once more handed down a scathing decision to the…

Noa Mendelsohn AvivApril 29, 2019

Ontario Court of Appeals on Federal Governments Second Request for an Extension on Solitary Confinement

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CRIMINAL JUSTICE Disability EQUALITY Fair Trial, Due Process & Sentencing Not Criminally Responsible

Sex Offender Registries That Discriminate Against Those With Mental Illness Offend Charter Equality Guarantee

Ontario’s highest court handed advocates a significant victory today, finding that the sex offender registration…

Cara ZwibelApril 4, 2019

Conditions of Confinement CRIMINAL JUSTICE Disability EQUALITY Fighting Solitary Confinement MAJOR CASES & REPORTS PRESS RELEASES Prisons, Jails & Community Supervision Youth

End to Solitary Confinement as We Know It

In an extraordinary decision, the Ontario Court of Appeal has ordered an end to prolonged…

CCLAMarch 28, 2019

Conditions of Confinement CRIMINAL JUSTICE Disability EQUALITY Prisons, Jails & Community Supervision

Being in a wheelchair is no reason for being held in solitary

Gregory Allen was placed in solitary confinement because he is in a wheelchair. He was held in…

Noa Mendelsohn AvivFebruary 7, 2019

Conditions of Confinement CRIMINAL JUSTICE Disability EQUALITY Fighting Solitary Confinement MAJOR CASES & REPORTS PRESS RELEASES Prisons, Jails & Community Supervision Youth

CCLA Wins Important Battle Against Feds On Solitary Confinement

The feds were scolded today by the Chief Justice of Ontario and its highest court,…

CCLADecember 17, 2018

Conditions of Confinement CRIMINAL JUSTICE Disability EQUALITY Fighting Solitary Confinement MAJOR CASES & REPORTS PRESS RELEASES Prisons, Jails & Community Supervision

Rights groups challenging solitary confinement in court release joint statement on Bill C-83

Today the three organizations fighting the federal government in BC and Ontario courts on solitary…

CCLAOctober 16, 2018

CRIMINAL JUSTICE Deescalation & Use of Force Detasking Police Disability EQUALITY Police Powers, Use of Force & Police Accountability

We Need Better De-Escalation and Non-Escalation Responses to People in Crisis

On Wednesday, July 18, 2018, officers from the Dryden Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) tasered a…

CCLAJuly 19, 2018

Conditions of Confinement CRIMINAL JUSTICE Disability EQUALITY Fighting Solitary Confinement MAJOR CASES & REPORTS PRESS RELEASES Prisons, Jails & Community Supervision Solitary Confinement Youth

Keep Your Promise On Solitary Confinement, Groups Tell Ottawa

Rights groups in legal challenges unite to urge government to comply with court orders.

CCLAMay 14, 2018

Conditions of Confinement CRIMINAL JUSTICE Disability EQUALITY Fighting Solitary Confinement MAJOR CASES & REPORTS Prisons, Jails & Community Supervision Solitary Confinement Youth

CCLA Court Challenge To Solitary Confinement: The Next Step

The Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA) will challenge the Government of Nova Scotia’s exceptionally broad injunction limiting…

CCLAApril 6, 2018

Disability

Solitary confinement is no joking matter – and the courts are not amused – AGAIN!

Ontario Court of Appeals on Federal Governments Second Request for an Extension on Solitary Confinement

Sex Offender Registries That Discriminate Against Those With Mental Illness Offend Charter Equality Guarantee

End to Solitary Confinement as We Know It

Being in a wheelchair is no reason for being held in solitary

CCLA Wins Important Battle Against Feds On Solitary Confinement

Rights groups challenging solitary confinement in court release joint statement on Bill C-83

We Need Better De-Escalation and Non-Escalation Responses to People in Crisis

Keep Your Promise On Solitary Confinement, Groups Tell Ottawa

CCLA Court Challenge To Solitary Confinement: The Next Step

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