Inmates had their rights violated under the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, an Ontario judge ruled
The feds have been ordered by an Ontario judge to pay $20 million for placing mentally ill inmates in solitary confinement.
Perell found those who were involuntarily placed in administrative segregation for more than 30 days, or voluntarily for more than 60, experienced a systemic breach of their rights under the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. "For decades, academic research, commissions, inquiries, inquests, court cases, domestic and international organizations, and the correctional investigator have recommended that the Correctional Service change its policies and practices with respect to the treatment of seriously ill inmates placed in administrative segregation," Perell wrote in his ruling.
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