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
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
Conditions of ConfinementCRIMINAL JUSTICEDisabilityEQUALITYFighting Solitary ConfinementMAJOR CASES & REPORTSPRESS RELEASESPrisons, Jails & Community SupervisionYouth CCLA Wins Important Battle Against Feds On Solitary Confinement The feds were scolded today by the Chief Justice of Ontario and its highest court,…CCLADecember 17, 2018
Conditions of ConfinementCRIMINAL JUSTICEDisabilityEQUALITYFighting Solitary ConfinementMAJOR CASES & REPORTSPRESS RELEASESPrisons, Jails & Community Supervision Rights groups challenging solitary confinement in court release joint statement on Bill C-83 Today the three organizations fighting the federal government in BC and Ontario courts on solitary…CCLAOctober 16, 2018
CRIMINAL JUSTICEDeescalation & Use of ForceDetasking PoliceDisabilityEQUALITYPolice Powers, Use of Force & Police Accountability We Need Better De-Escalation and Non-Escalation Responses to People in Crisis On Wednesday, July 18, 2018, officers from the Dryden Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) tasered a…CCLAJuly 19, 2018
Conditions of ConfinementCRIMINAL JUSTICEDisabilityEQUALITYFighting Solitary ConfinementMAJOR CASES & REPORTSPRESS RELEASESPrisons, Jails & Community SupervisionSolitary ConfinementYouth Keep Your Promise On Solitary Confinement, Groups Tell Ottawa Rights groups in legal challenges unite to urge government to comply with court orders.CCLAMay 14, 2018
Conditions of ConfinementCRIMINAL JUSTICEDisabilityEQUALITYFighting Solitary ConfinementMAJOR CASES & REPORTSPrisons, Jails & Community SupervisionSolitary ConfinementYouth CCLA Court Challenge To Solitary Confinement: The Next Step The Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA) will challenge the Government of Nova Scotia’s exceptionally broad injunction limiting…CCLAApril 6, 2018
Conditions of ConfinementCRIMINAL JUSTICEDisabilityEQUALITYFighting Solitary ConfinementMAJOR CASES & REPORTSPRESS RELEASESPrisons, Jails & Community SupervisionYouth Legal Fight Against Solitary Confinement Continues On December 18, 2017, Associate Chief Justice Frank Marrocco of the Ontario Superior Court released…CCLAJanuary 17, 2018
CRIMINAL JUSTICEDeescalation & Use of ForceDisabilityEQUALITYPolice Powers, Use of Force & Police AccountabilityPRESS RELEASESRace, Religion & Ethnicity CCLA Announcement: Coalition Calls for Implementation of Loku Inquest Recommendations The tragic shooting death of Andrew Loku should never have occurred. It took place within…CCLAOctober 3, 2017
Conditions of ConfinementCRIMINAL JUSTICEDisabilityEQUALITYFighting Solitary ConfinementMAJOR CASES & REPORTSPrisons, Jails & Community SupervisionYouth CCLA Segregation Challenge The Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA) will challenge the Government of Nova Scotia’s exceptionally broad injunction limiting…CCLASeptember 13, 2017