Article 6NBV6 Prisoners in Hamilton put in segregation at far greater rate than any other Ontario jail, data shows

Prisoners in Hamilton put in segregation at far greater rate than any other Ontario jail, data shows

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Ontario has long faced calls to end segregation in its jails, but a CBC investigation shows prisoners are being isolated more often. In Hamilton, it's happening at a higher rate than elsewhere in the province, meeting the UN's threshold for torture. An advocate for incarcerated people recalls her time in segregation as being "in a little cream-coloured box with nothing."

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