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Senate Bill

Bill S-230

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
November 03, 2022
Providing Alternatives to Isolation and Ensuring Oversight and Remedies in the Correctional System Act (Tona’s Law)
  • This bill aims to make changes to the Corrections and Conditional Release Act. The proposed amendments include: (a) If a person in a penitentiary has mental health issues, they will be transferred to a hospital. (b) A person can only be confined in a structured intervention unit for more than 48 hours with the approval of a superior court. (c) Community groups and other support services will be able to provide correctional services and plans for release to disadvantaged or minority populations. (d) People who have been sentenced to incarceration or parole ineligibility can apply to the court for a reduction if there has been unfairness in their sentence. The purpose of these changes is to ensure respect for human rights, address conditions of isolation and segregation in penitentiaries, and provide alternatives to isolation. The bill also seeks to address the overrepresentation of marginalized groups in the correctional system and
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