PLS’ 2022 submissions to the BC Finance Committee
On September 2, 2021, Prisoners’ Legal Services presented to the BC Select Standing Committee on Finance and Government Services. You can read our written submission here.
Solitary by another name
Joey Toutsaint on CBC’s The Fifth Estate
Follow this link to see the Fifth Estate’s story about CSC’s continued use of solitary confinement on Joey Toutsaint, 12 years after the tragic death of Ashley Smith:
B.C. Court of Appeal confirms prolonged solitary confinement is unconstitutional in Canada
Call to action on the eve of National Indigenous Peoples Day
Today, Prisoners’ Legal Services called on the governments of Canada and British Columbia to take immediate and dramatic action to address the crisis of the over-representation of Indigenous prisoners.
Click here to see our open letter to government.
We make this call to action with other leaders in the legal community, including the Canadian Prison Law Association, the Indigenous Bar Association, the Criminal Trial Lawyers Association, the Alberta Prison Justice Society.