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Indefinite solitary confinement in Canadian prisons ruled unconstitutional by B.C. court
A B.C. Supreme Court judge has ruled that the practice of prolonged and indefinite solitary confinement in Canadian prisons is unconstitutional. In a lengthy ruling released Wednesday, Justice Peter Leask found that the laws surrounding what is known as administrative segregation in prison discriminate against Aboriginal and mentally ill inmates. He said the existing rules create a situation in which a warden becomes judge and jury in terms of ordering extended periods of solitary confinement.
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