Justice reviewing personal circumstances for inmates
Court appearances will be held by phone or video conferencing where possible
Council of Yukon First Nations and Yukon government announced program at a press conference Feb. 28
Amendments to the territorial Corrections Act that will see changes to how…
“I’m just a guy trying to make the world a better place with small increments of happiness”
Many of the amendments are related to the use of segregation
Justice Ron Veale’s decision on petition from former WCC inmate Darryl Sheepway was released Sept. 19
The idea has not been formally proposed
Inmates in jail’s secure living unit kept in conditions mirroring segregation, Darryl Sheepway claims
Yukon RCMP has not provided provost services in the Whitehorse courthouse cellblock since January
‘The reality is that the longer this goes on the less humane our prison system is in the territory’
Justice says hospital may expand services it offers inmates but not enough to qualify as ‘forensic’
CYFN executive director Shadelle Chambers says the justice system ‘requires fundamental changes’
The report contains 40 recommendations on how facilities and services at the WCC should be improved
The report contains 40 recommendations on how facilities and services at the WCC should be improved
In an interview, Al Lucier said settlement wasn’t a finding of fault
Agreement includes terms on mental health, Indigenous inmates and the use of segregation
