OTTAWA - As the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal prepares to hear a separate case about extreme heat in prisons, the Federal Court has directed an Alberta prison to take steps
OTTAWA - As the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal prepares to hear a separate case about extreme heat in prisons, the Federal Court has directed an Alberta prison to take steps to install air conditioning to protect inmates.
The court said Correctional Service Canada has failed to put an effective solution in place at the Edmonton Institution for Women’s secure unit, despite complaints about extreme heat that go back two decades.
Limited access to the shower block, where mould riddles the ceilings and walls, is a result of overcrowding.
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