Wednesday December 18, 2013 – 11am

Posted Dec 18, 2013 01:25:04 PM.

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*Glenn Pelletier fills in for Gary*

11:00am- Richard Macklin, Lawyer, Re: Malkin appeared at the Ashley Smith inquiry on behalf of the Provincial Advocate for Children and Youth. His submissions include a more therapeutic approach to what he calls “emerging adults” who find themselves in adult prisons by offering specialized treatment from correctional staff experienced and knowledgeable in dealing with prisoners 18 to 21 years old.

11:30am- Noa Mendelsohn Aviv, Director of the Equality Program at the Canadian Civil Liberties Association, Re: Smith’s experience in the corrections system has raised a number of serious civil liberties issues, including questions regarding the use of solitary confinement in the modern penal systems. The CCLA took part in the inquest to address these and other key civil liberties concerns and that meaningful recommendations for change in the Canadian corrections system are made.

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