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Corrections
Recommendation 134:
Redirect growing municipal, provincial, and federal police and prison budgets towards solutions that increase safety for Indigenous women such as more housing, child care, income, healthcare, mental health and addictions services, and healing supports.
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Recommendation 45:
Provide the Investigation and Standards Office with the mandate and with increased funding to review and publicly report on all uses of force in BC Corrections facilities.
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Recommendation 76:
Provide prisoners and their counsel the opportunity to see video of uses of force against them upon request. Provide officers’ observation reports and a copy of all use of force reviews without requiring a Privacy Act request from the prisoner.
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Recommendation 64:
Provide healthcare independently of CSC through partnerships with provincial health ministries in order to ensure full clinical independence.
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Recommendation 87:
Provide funding to allow federal prisoners to be accommodated at provincial psychiatric hospitals when they require this level of care.
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Recommendation 18:
Provide all use of force reviews to prisoners when they are complete.
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Recommendation 63:
Provide 24-hour nursing care at all maximum and medium security and multi-level institutions. This will ensure medical staff are always available to respond to mental and physical health crises. It also ensures post-use of force medical assessments can happen at any time of day or night.
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Recommendation 22:
Prisoners who are repeatedly subject to force should have all subsequent uses of force automatically reviewed by the Force Options Coordinator and, if appropriate, by the mental health expert mentioned in recommendation 13.
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Recommendation 1:
Prioritize trauma-informed practice, de-escalation and peaceful resolution throughout the use of force policy and related policies.
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Recommendation 18:
Pre-trial detention of a parent can be very disruptive for the child. It is a stressful time of transition. At the same time, as bail and other pre-trial decisions are being made concerning a parent, one cannot necessarily rely on that individual to disclose their parenting status and the situation of their children. Parents facing imprisonment have difficulties in arranging care for their children. They have limited time and resources to do so, and may not want to disclose that they have children because of concern that child welfare authorities will become involved. In some instances, chaotic family circumstances may make it difficult for the parents to make suitable care arrangements for their children, particularly in what may be a crisis situation for the family.
Delays in criminal proceedings (particularly when a parent is remanded in custody) can be disruptive and have significant impact on a child. Delays can add to the anxiety and fear experienced by the children. Children need help understanding what is happening to their parent and to themselves.
Delays in criminal proceedings (particularly when a parent is remanded in custody) can be disruptive and have significant impact on a child. Delays can add to the anxiety and fear experienced by the children. Children need help understanding what is happening to their parent and to themselves.
- Ensure that arrest and detainment procedures take into account the responsibility of parents to arrange care for their children in addition to addressing their legal circumstances.
- Ensure that bail and pre-trial detention decisions take into account, as much as is possible, the likely impact of the decision on the family and the children of the accused.
- Ensure that reporting requirements and conditions attached to a bail supervision order take account of, and do not negatively affect, an offender’s child caring responsibilities.
- Inform families about the conditions imposed by a bail supervision order.
- Avoid unnecessary delays in proceedings concerning a parent/parents in pre-trial detention.
- Assist parents facing pre-trial detention in communicating with their family and arranging temporary care for their children.
Enhancing the Protective Environment for Children of Parents in Conflict with the Law or Incarcerated: A Framework for Action
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Elizabeth Fry Society of Greater Vancouver, International Centre for Criminal Law Reform and Criminal Justice Policy, University of the Fraser Valley – School of Criminology and Criminal Justice
Elizabeth Fry Society of Greater Vancouver, International Centre for Criminal Law Reform and Criminal Justice Policy, University of the Fraser Valley – School of Criminology and Criminal Justice
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2018
2018
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