Prisoner Rights
To be better, and to do better, we absolutely need to acknowledge, understand and address the vicious cycle of neglect and abuse that exists both outside our prisons, and within them.
It Comes Down to This:
Every person on Canadian soil, whether they are in our prison system or in our immigration system, deserves to be treated with humanity and dignity, and to have full access to Canada’s human rights protections.
242
migrant children detained between 2010 and 2014.
30%
of all migrants detained in a criminal facility.
50%
of federal female inmates in solitary confinement are Indigenous.
86%
On average, 86% of children detained under a formal detention order are held because they are believed to constitute a flight risk.
What we're doing
- Our correctional system : CHRC states that we must do better
- We Must Put An End To The Use Of Solitary Confinement In Federal Prisons
- CHRC calls for limits on administrative segregation for prison inmates with mental illness
- Solitary confinement violates human rights of the mentally ill: CHRC
- Treat people with serious mental disabilities in hospitals, not jails: CHRC