Report outlines significant deprivations of liberty in provincial jails in Nova Scotia
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The COVID-19 pandemic brought many challenges for Martimers but a new report says prisoners wound-up facing even greater hardships
The COVID-19 pandemic brought many challenges for Martimers but a new report says prisoners wound-up facing even greater hardships.
A 185-page report released by East Coast Prison Justice Society outlines the conditions of confinement in male prisons.
Between September to August of 2021-2022, the organization spoke with nearly 80 people behind bars in different correctional facilities across the province.
The group found many cell units within the different facilities isolating prisoners in their cells for up to 14 days.
The report outlines health segregation within jails a major concern.
“They are being put in solitary confinement extensively for health related reasons. This can be because someone is recovering from a surgery but it can also be because an individual is disabled and in a wheel chair and unable to be accommodated in a regular unit, “said Harry Critchley, East Coast Prison Justice Society’s Co-Chair.
According to Critchley this means individuals are locked to their space for 22 or more per day and are not able to access the same services support, and programs.
