COVID-19COVID-19 & PrisonsCRIMINAL JUSTICEEQUALITYIndigenous PeoplePrisons, Jails & Community Supervision CCLA Calls Out Thunder Bay’s Unconstitutional COVID-19 Order On February 8, 2021, Thunder Bay’s Medical Officer of Health, Dr. DeMille, issued a Class…Abby DeshmanMarch 8, 2021
Conditions of ConfinementCOVID-19COVID-19 & PrisonsCRIMINAL JUSTICEPrisons, Jails & Community Supervision New Analysis of COVID-19 Infections Behind Bars Underscores the Need to Depopulate Prisons CCLA, as part of its Prison Pandemic Partnership Project, is helping to track the spread…Abby DeshmanFebruary 3, 2021
Conditions of ConfinementCOVID-19COVID-19 & PrisonsCRIMINAL JUSTICEPrisons, Jails & Community Supervision National Coalition Calls on Government to Act to Protect Prisoners Against COVID-19 Yesterday, CCLA joined with a coalition of organizations to again call on the Canadian government…CCLAJanuary 21, 2021
Conditions of ConfinementCOVID-19COVID-19 & PrisonsCRIMINAL JUSTICEPrisons, Jails & Community Supervision CCLA Sounds Alarm as COVID in Prisons Reaches Unprecedented Levels Preliminary findings released today by the Prison Pandemic Partnership, which includes the Canadian Civil Liberties Association, reveal…CCLAJanuary 12, 2021
PODCASTSolitary Confinement Justice Vs. Solitary Confinement: Torture in Canadian Prisons Justice Vs. looks at how solitary confinement is used within the Canadian criminal justice system,…CCLANovember 30, 2020
Conditions of ConfinementCruel & Unusual PunishmentPRESS RELEASESStrip Searches Class Action Launched re Illegal Strip Searches A major class action is being launched today on behalf of Canadians illegally strip searched…Abby DeshmanJuly 7, 2020
Conditions of ConfinementCOVID-19COVID-19 & PrisonsCRIMINAL JUSTICEEQUALITYIndigenous PeoplePrisons, Jails & Community SupervisionRace, Religion & Ethnicity Coalition Calls on Government to Release COVID Information on Ontario Jails The Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA) will challenge the Government of Nova Scotia’s exceptionally broad injunction limiting…Abby DeshmanJuly 7, 2020
Conditions of ConfinementCOVID-19COVID-19 & PrisonsCRIMINAL JUSTICEPrisons, Jails & Community Supervision CCLA and Partners File Legal Case Against the Correctional Service of Canada The Canadian Civil Liberties Association and its coalition partners have filed a constitutional challenge to…CCLAMay 12, 2020
Conditions of ConfinementCOVID-19COVID-19 & PrisonsCRIMINAL JUSTICEPrisons, Jails & Community Supervision Letter to Correctional Service of Canada We express our deep concern regarding the health and well-being of the inmates and staff…Abby DeshmanApril 22, 2020
Conditions of ConfinementCOVID-19 & PrisonsCRIMINAL JUSTICEMAJOR CASES & REPORTSPrisons, Jails & Community Supervision Drastic Action Needed; Protect Incarcerated, Correctional Workers & Broader Communities A Letter from CCLA to All Provinces and Territories: New BrunswickMichael BryantApril 2, 2020