Appointed: A Canadian Senator Bringing Margins to the Centre

Segregation and Solitary Confinement in Canadian Prisons

Episode Summary

On this episode of Appointed, we're talking about segregation and solitary confinement. What's the difference? Didn't the federal government's Bill C-83 end the use of segregation? What can average people do about it? Press play and find out.

Episode Notes

On this episode of Appointed, we're talking about segregation and solitary confinement. What's the difference? Didn't the federal government's Bill C-83 end the use of segregation? What can average people do about it? Press play and find out.

We speak with Renee Acoby, a woman who survived segregation and for a time was labelled the most dangerous woman in Canada and El Jones, a prisoner justice advocate.

For more information on the use of segregation in Canada, check out this op-ed from Kim: https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/article-solitary-by-another-name-is-just-as-cruel/

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