APPEAL WATCH: JHS v the Government of Saskatchewan on Inmate Discipline Regimes
The Supreme Court of Canada (“SCC”) is set to hear an appeal out of the Court of Appeal for Saskatchewan (“SKCA”) on inmate discipline regimes in the case of John...
Tagged: Prison Law
SCC to Determine Constitutionality of Administrative Segregation
In February, the Supreme Court of Canada (“SCC”) granted leave for two appeals, Attorney General of Canada v Corporation of the Canadian Civil Liberties Association (SCC Case Number 38574), and...
Ewert v Canada: Improving Prison Processes for Indigenous Peoples?
Federal prisons are run by the Correctional Service of Canada (“CSC”). To fulfill its statutory mandate of rehabilitating inmates while keeping other inmates, staff, and society safe, the CSC assigns...
