Preliminary observations of the operation of Correctional Service Canada's structured intervention units.: PS84-219/2021E-PDF
"The Structured Intervention Unit (SIU) regime was established by legislation in 2019 as an attempt to respond to successful court challenges to the previous regime of "Administrative Segregation." The intent was that transfers to SIUs were to be rare and to be used "only if… there is no reasonable alternative…" (Corrections and Conditional Release Act [CCRA] S. 34(1)). The expectation was that in the new regime, long stays in SIUs would be avoided and that prisoners would not be confined to their cells 24 hours a day. Instead, the legislation mandated that they would be offered a minimum of four hours out of their cells every day, two hours of which was supposed to involve meaningful human contact. Using data that includes all SIU stays through 22 August 2021, the Panel examined the operation of the SIUs during their first 21 months of operation. Although much could be looked at, we have focused on a basic question: whether the SIUs were functioning in a manner consistent with certain aspects of the legislation. The observations made will help guide the Panel in determining the priorities for its work. As will be shown, our initial review of data received from the Correctional Service of Canada (CSC) in early September 2021 raise questions about the degree to which legislated expectations have been met"--Page 1 (1st section).
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| Department/Agency | Correctional Service Canada, issuing body. |
|---|---|
| Title | Preliminary observations of the operation of Correctional Service Canada's structured intervention units. |
| Publication type | Monograph |
| Language | [English] |
| Other language editions | [French] |
| Format | Electronic |
| Electronic document | |
| Note(s) | Issued also in French under title: Observations préliminaires sur l'exploitation des unités d'intervention structurée de Service correctionnel Canada. "The Structured Intervention Unit Implementation Advisory Panel." "26 October 2021." Includes bibliographical references. Data appendix. |
| Publishing information | [Ottawa] : [Correctional Service Canada], 2021. |
| Description | 1 online resource (7, 14 pages) |
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| Subject terms | Prison discipline -- Canada. Solitary confinement -- Canada. Prison discipline -- Canada -- Statistics. Solitary confinement -- Canada -- Statistics. |
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