Conditions of ConfinementCOVID-19COVID-19 & PrisonsCRIMINAL JUSTICEMAJOR CASES & REPORTSPrisons, Jails & Community Supervision CCLA to Provinces & Territories: Drastic Action Needed Now CCLA to Provinces and Territories: CCLA has written to government ministers across the country to…CCLAApril 2, 2020
Conditions of ConfinementCOVID-19COVID-19 & PrisonsCRIMINAL JUSTICEPrisons, Jails & Community Supervision Protecting the Forgotten During Canada’s Response to Coronavirus: The Jailed Canada must protect those who are often forgotten in a crisis: legally innocent people held…CCLAMarch 19, 2020
CRIMINAL JUSTICEFighting Solitary ConfinementMAJOR CASES & REPORTSPRESS RELEASESPrisons, Jails & Community SupervisionSolitary Confinement Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Appeal by Government against CCLA’s Challenge of Solitary Confinement Laws Today, the Supreme Court of Canada issued its decision granting the government of Canada leave…CCLAFebruary 13, 2020
Attorney General of Canada V. Corporation of The Canadian Civil Liberties Association Factum https://ccla.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/38574-Responding-Application-Record-Corp-of-Canadian-Civil-Liberties-Association-factum.pdf
CRIMINAL JUSTICEFighting Solitary ConfinementMAJOR CASES & REPORTSPrisons, Jails & Community SupervisionSolitary Confinement Solitary Confinement: The Case Goes On Canada’s solitary confinement regime is due to end on Monday but the government has sought…CCLAJune 18, 2019
Conditions of ConfinementCRIMINAL JUSTICEDisabilityEQUALITYFighting Solitary ConfinementMAJOR CASES & REPORTSPrisons, Jails & Community SupervisionYouth Solitary confinement is no joking matter – and the courts are not amused – AGAIN! The Ontario Court of Appeal has once more handed down a scathing decision to the…Noa Mendelsohn AvivApril 29, 2019
Ontario Court of Appeals on Federal Governments Second Request for an Extension on Solitary Confinement /wp-content/uploads/2021/06/2019-04-26-ONCA-decision-on-2nd-extension-of-ONSC-decision.pdf
Conditions of ConfinementCRIMINAL JUSTICEDisabilityEQUALITYFighting Solitary ConfinementMAJOR CASES & REPORTSPRESS RELEASESPrisons, Jails & Community SupervisionYouth End to Solitary Confinement as We Know It In an extraordinary decision, the Ontario Court of Appeal has ordered an end to prolonged…CCLAMarch 28, 2019
Community SupervisionConstitutional RemediesCRIMINAL JUSTICEFair Trial, Due Process & SentencingPrisons, Jails & Community Supervision No Remedy and No Right – SCC Strikes a Double Blow The Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA) will challenge the Government of Nova Scotia’s exceptionally broad injunction limiting…Cara ZwibelFebruary 8, 2019
Conditions of ConfinementCRIMINAL JUSTICEDisabilityEQUALITYPrisons, Jails & Community Supervision Being in a wheelchair is no reason for being held in solitary Gregory Allen was placed in solitary confinement because he is in a wheelchair. He was held in…Noa Mendelsohn AvivFebruary 7, 2019