POLS 4050 Chapter Notes - Chapter 9: White, Inuit, Rapporteur
29 Mar 2017
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Reflections on 40 years of advocacy to end the isolation of canadian prisoners . We are in danger of bending justice out of shape. Mccann v. the queen (1974/75: he was kept in solitary confinement of the bc penitentiary from july. Melvin miller said he began to see holes move around the wall of the cell how do you cope with the insanity? : mccann said, all you live is bitterness and hatred . He set himself on fire one day because he wanted to get out so bad: dr. richard korn said that in solitary time stops and begins to crush and suffocate people. Solves the continuing issue of non-compliance with the law when segregation decisions are left with correctional administrators. Need to ensure the rights of prisoners are protected. Corrections and conditional release act of 1992 set out a detailed structured.
