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Ontario prisons use solitary confinement too often, and for the wrong reasons (TVO)

John Michael McGrath TVO.org April 24, 2017 The most important thing to know about last week's report from provincial Ombudsman Paul Dubé isn’t that he's highlighted the terrible state of Ontario’s correctional centres, their over-reliance on solitary confinement (officially known as segregation), …

Ontario ombudsman slams segregation use (Canadian Press)

Colin Perkel The Canadian Press April 20, 2017 TORONTO — Vulnerable inmates are being put at risk due to Ontario's highly flawed system of segregation, the province's ombudsman said Thursday. In a hard-hitting report, Paul Dubé says no one is properly tracking how long inmates are kept in solitary, …

‘Serious problems’ in use of segregation in prisons, Ontario ombudsman reports (The Star)

Kristin Rushowy The Star April 20, 2017   Paul Dubé calls on provincial government to better track and monitor use of solitary confinement. The use of segregation in Ontario jails is full of “serious problems,” including a lack of accurate tracking and monitoring of prisoners, says the province’s …

Civilian Oversight: Use It or Lose It

Speech by André Marin, Ombudsman of Ontario, to the Ontario Association of Police Services Boards, Spring Conference, May 24, 2014 1 Good morning and thank you for inviting me to speak today. It’s been two years since I last had the pleasure to present to your group. I would like to start with a …