‘Do the right thing’: prison segregation oversight ‘inadequate’ report finds as author, watchdog call for new law

CSC says the external reviewers act as a ‘key safeguard’ to the new ‘structured intervention unit' approach, but the researchers say it's precisely that ‘legitimacy’ the oversight lends that makes its failure such a problem.
Public Safety Minister Bill Blair’s office says he is working closely with the Correctional Service of Canada to finalize ‘a path forward as quickly as possible’ so the new SIU system is ‘working as intended.’
The Liberal government’s only oversight mechanism for monitoring a new system meant to end solitary confinement is “inadequate” and lacks transparency, according to a new report based on data from the Correctional Service of Canada. Under Bill C-83, which became law in 2019, appointees known ...

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