A woman who says she endured cruel and unusual punishment in a Nova Scotia prison has settled a civil lawsuit she filed against the federal attorney general almost five years ago.

Tasmanian prisoners kept in "dry cells" are being subjected to unacceptable conditions, a report by the state's independent prison inspector states. Dry cells do not have running water and are ...

Rodney Dillon, the Aboriginal adviser to Amnesty International, said drug use and contraband in prison needed to be addressed, but dry cells weren't the answer. "It's inhumane to do this to our ...

55 days in a dry cell: Lasting impacts. Harris said his body still aches from sleeping on the concrete and he is tormented by the mental scars. "I still hear voices in my head.

Dry cells lack toilets or sinks or water is turned off. Typically, they're used for up to seven days to observe someone passing contraband, such as a balloon packed with drugs, that they've swallowed.

OTTAWA - Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino issued new directives today on the use of “dry cells” to keep inmates from bringing contraband into federal prisons.

The Colorado Department of Corrections has settled a lawsuit stemming from a 2018 incident in which corrections officers locked a man in a "dry cell" for 12 days without proper health protections ...

OTTAWA - Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino issued new directives today on the use of "dry cells" to keep inmates from bringing contraband into federal prisons. As we navigate through ...

Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino speaks with reporters after leaving a caucus meeting on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Wednesday, June 22, 2022. Mendicino issued new directives today on the use ...

OTTAWA — Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino issued new directives today on the use of "dry cells" to keep inmates from bringing contraband into federal prisons.