Prisoners in Hamilton put in segregation at far greater rate than any other Ontario jail, data shows
by from CBC | Edmonton News on (#6NBV6)
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."