"Serious Problems" in Use of Segregation in Prisons, Ontario Ombudsman Reports
"The use of segregation in Ontario jails is full of 'serious problems,'
including improper tracking and monitoring of prisoners, says the
province’s ombudsman in a new report....
Dubé is calling on the province to clearly define what segregation is,
noting that it is inconsistent among correctional facilities, saying it
should reflect the conditions inmates are in, and not just simply if
they are placed in a “'segregation unit.'
He called on the government to legislate a clear definition of
segregation based on the conditions an inmate faces, rather than the
actual location within the prison, and train correctional staff. He also
urged the province set up 'independent panels to review all segregation
placements and place the onus on the ministry (of community safety and
correctional services) to show that each placement is justified.'...
The ombudsman’s report notes the toll that segregation takes on inmates,
calling it 'a severe form of punishment that can have grave and lasting
effects on a person’s mental state,' and said it should only be used as
a last resort."
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Ombudsman slams OPP and government for lack of action on PTSD among officers
Ontario Ombudsman Andre Marin slams the Ontario Provincial Police and
the Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services for being
“reluctant” to acknowledge and take action to support police officers
who suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder, likening the response to a “bureaucratic brush-off.”
In his long-awaited 155-page report called In the Line of Duty, which was released Wednesday, Marin said both the OPP and the ministry have shown little leadership in implementing proactive, preventive programs to help officers.
He makes 34 recommendations, 28 of them directed at the OPP alone, that focus on the need to confront the stigma in the police culture, increase psychological services available to officers and to develop province-wide programs aimed at preventing and dealing with operational stress injuries and suicide.
He calls on the OPP to conduct a comprehensive review of its education, training, peer support, employee assistance and other programming related to these injuries.
Read on...
In his long-awaited 155-page report called In the Line of Duty, which was released Wednesday, Marin said both the OPP and the ministry have shown little leadership in implementing proactive, preventive programs to help officers.
He makes 34 recommendations, 28 of them directed at the OPP alone, that focus on the need to confront the stigma in the police culture, increase psychological services available to officers and to develop province-wide programs aimed at preventing and dealing with operational stress injuries and suicide.
He calls on the OPP to conduct a comprehensive review of its education, training, peer support, employee assistance and other programming related to these injuries.
Read on...
Ontario Ombudsman's Report
Investigation into
The Ministry of Community Safety and
Correctional Services’ conduct
in relation to Ontario Regulation 233/10
under the Public Works Protection Act
“Caught in the Act”
André Marin
Ombudsman of Ontario
December 2010
The Link takes you to the full report. Here is a link to the Ombudsman's website. Tom
The Ministry of Community Safety and
Correctional Services’ conduct
in relation to Ontario Regulation 233/10
under the Public Works Protection Act
“Caught in the Act”
André Marin
Ombudsman of Ontario
December 2010
The Link takes you to the full report. Here is a link to the Ombudsman's website. Tom
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