solitary confinement

A Regina woman who spent 3-1/2 years in solitary confinement cried as she recalled how a spiritual ceremony led by a First Nations elder helped her through difficult times at a B.C. prison.

Canada's correctional service continued to use indefinite solitary confinement for prisoners despite decades of policy-reform recommendations and a call for change from the prime minister.

The federal government introduced legislation on Monday, June 19, 2017, to restrict the use of solitary confinement inside federal prisons.