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The B.C. Civil Liberties Association and John Howard Society of Canada have filed a lawsuit challenging the use of solitary confinement in Canadian prisons.

Curb solitary confinement: Editorial

The B.C. Civil Liberties Association and John Howard Society of Canada have filed a lawsuit challenging the use of solitary confinement in Canadian prisons.

Who was Ashley Smith?

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Making Canadian prisons less inhumane

Sun Dec 28 2014
Ashley Smith’s case haunting

Mon Dec 22 2014
Canada’s overuse of solitary confinement shames us all: Editorial

Sun Dec 14 2014

Parliament should raise a hue and cry about the overuse of solitary confinement in Canada’s federal prisons, after the government’s refusal to curb its use.comments
Ottawa under fire for ‘inaction’ on Ashley Smith inquest

Fri Dec 12 2014

Activists condemn report as inadequate, accuse government of violating international norms on keeping inmates in segregation.comments
Ottawa rejects Ashley Smith inquest recommendation to limit inmate segregation

Thu Dec 11 2014

Public Safety Minister says corrections officers will continue to use all tools, including segregation, focus on “victims.”comments
Canada’s prison service failed Edward Snowshoe as it did Ashley Smith: Editorial

Sat Jul 12 2014

It’s as if Canada learned nothing from Ashley Smith’s tragic death — an inquiry has concluded another federal inmate, Edward Snowshoe, committed suicide amid official neglect.comments
Watching Glory Die well acted but says little new

Thu May 22 2014

Judith Thompson plays an Ashley Smith-like inmate, her mother and a prison guard in play that she also wrote.comments
Watching Glory Die draws on sad Ashley Smith story: review

Thu May 22 2014

What Judith Thompson has done is recreate the story through three women – Glory/Ashley, her adoptive mother, and a corrections officer named Gail.comments
Ashley Smith findings prompt federal pilot project for mentally ill offenders

Thu May 01 2014

Ottawa has launched a pilot project that will see new beds opening up in provincial treatment centres to deal with mentally ill federal offenders.comments
Judith Thompson takes on Ashley Smith story

Mon Apr 21 2014

Watching Glory Die, which begins in Vancouver Tuesday then moves to Toronto May 17, explores horror of teenager’s spiral to death.comments
John Kastner's Out of Mind, Out of Sight at Hot Docs

Wed Apr 16 2014

New documentary by maker of NCR: Not Criminally Responsible looks at dangerous cases inside Brockville Mental Health Centre. It has its world premiere April 27 at Hot Docs.comments
Thousands of inquest recommendations never carried out

Sat Feb 15 2014

Critics and families say the coroner's office lacks the resources and authority to follow up on recommendations intended to save lives.comments
Justice at long last for Ashley Smith

Sun Dec 22 2013
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Video Ashley Smith: Verdict a chance to rethink how prisoners with mental illness are dealt with

Thu Dec 19 2013

The verdict in the Ashley Smith inquest is an opportunity for Canada to rethink its approach to incarceration and mental health issues, the federal correctional services’ watchdog sayscomments
Ashley Smith’s cry for help must be heeded: Editorial

Thu Dec 19 2013

Canadians now know how cruelly the Correctional Service of Canada failed Ashley Smith, and what needs to be done to help others like her.comments

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