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Civil rights groups seek first-ever Supreme Court ruling on constitutionality of solitary confinement

Monday, November 11, 2019 @ 9:34 AM | By Christopher Guly

Nearly five months ago, the British Columbia Court of Appeal held that indefinite, prolonged solitary confinement violates prisoners’ rights to life, liberty and security of the person under Charter s. 7,...