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Ontario won’t commit to ending use of mental illness as a reason for solitary confinement

May 5, 2016May 30, 2016amp Leave a comment

May 5, 2016 – Anna Mehler Paperny, Global News

Corrections Minister Yasir Naqvi is “concerned” that Ontario inmates are being put in solitary confinement because of their mental illnesses — but he won’t commit to ending the practice entirely.

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Inmates with mental illness subject to ‘cruel and unusual punishment,’ suit alleges

July 17, 2015July 18, 2015amp Leave a comment

July 17, 2015 – Anna Mehler Paperny, Global News

A Toronto law firm has launched a class action suit against the federal government over the treatment of prison inmates with mental illness.

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Feds closing 500 acute-care beds for sick inmates

March 5, 2015March 13, 2015amp Leave a comment

March 5, 2015 – Anna Mehler Paperny, Global News

Federal prisons are losing 515 acute-care beds, which are being transferred to provide “intermediate” psychiatric care as Corrections Canada struggles to cope with a crisis of mental illness among offenders.

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Ontario’s short-staffed jails face chronic lockdowns

September 8, 2014amp Leave a comment

September 8, 2014 – Anna Mehler Paperny, Global News

Ontario jails have become so short-staffed they’re routinely locked down because there aren’t enough guards to keep them running safely.

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If crime is down, why are provincial jails crammed with legally innocent people?

July 23, 2014July 25, 2014amp Leave a comment

July 23, 2014 – Anna Mehler Paperny, Global News

Crime is down – violent crime, especially. But provincial jails are overflowing with a growing number of people who are legally innocent and awaiting trial, a Canadian Civil Liberties Association report finds.

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