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
Inspector David Loukidelis and the Yukon government confirmed the report was submitted May 15
David Loukidelis and Jennie Cunningham spoke about the Whitehorse Correctional Centre
Al Lucier made the comments at the Council of Yukon First Nations’ justice conference April 6
‘Talk about reconciliation — where is it?’
‘It is the system that is failing the individuals’
