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• Susan Haines Receives 2023 Ed McIsaac Human Rights in Corrections Award, 2023-12-05 (HTML)
   
• Correctional Investigator and Canadian Human Rights Commission issue joint open letter urging Canada’s ratification of OPCAT, 2023-11-10 (HTML)(PDF) 
   
• Correctional Investigator’s 2022-23 Annual Report calls for the reform of Indigenous Corrections in Canada, 2023-11-02 (HTML)  
   
• Statement from the Correctional Investigator of Canada In Recognition of the Official Visit to Canada of the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Contemporary Forms of Slavery, 2023-09-21 (HTML)  
   
• Louise Leonardi Receives 2022 Ed McIsaac Human Rights in Corrections Award, 2022-12-08 (HTML)
   
• Proportion of Indigenous Women in Federal Custody Nears 50%, 2021-12-17 (HTML)
   
• Fergus (Chip) O’Connor Receives the 2021 Ed McIsaac Human Rights in Corrections Award , 2021-12-08 (HTML)
   
• Correctional Investigator Releases Third Status Update on COVID-19 in Federal Corrections , 2021-02-23 (HTML) (PDF)           
   
• Ms. Joey Twins Receives the 2020 Ed McIsaac Human Rights in Corrections Award , 2020-12-10 (HTML)
   
• George Myette Receives the 2019 Ed McIsaac Human Rights in Corrections Award , 2019-11-26 (HTML)
   
• Correctional Investigator of Canada and the Chief Commissioner of the Canadian Human Rights Commission Call on Federal Government to Respect the Dignity of Older Persons in Federal Custody , 2019-02-28 (HTML)
   
• Renu Mandhane Receives the 2018 Ed McIsaac Human Rights in Corrections Award , 2018-12-05 (HTML)
   
• Correctional Investigator’s 2017-18 Annual Report calls for more openness, transparency, and accountability in Federal Corrections , 2018-10-30 (HTML)
   
• Rick Sauvé Receives the 2017 Ed McIsaac Human Rights in Corrections Award , 2017-12-12 (HTML)
   
• Annual Report of the Office of the Correctional Investigator Focuses on Conditions of Confinement , 2017-10-31 (HTML)
   
• Correctional Investigator of Canada and Ontario Child Advocate Release Joint Report on the Experience of Young Adult Offenders in Federal Custody , 2017-10-03 (HTML)
   
• Statement from the Correctional Investigator on Release of Special Report to Parliament - Fatal Response: An Investigation into the Preventable Death of Matthew Ryan Hines , 2017-05-02 (HTML)
   
• Statement by Howard Sapers on Appointment of New Correctional Investigator , 2016-12-30 (HTML)
   
• Elizabeth White, Executive Director, St. Leonard’s Society of Canada, Receives the 2016 Ed McIsaac Human Rights in Corrections Award , 2016-12-06 (HTML)
   
• Correctional Investigator Concerned by Rising Use of Force Incidents Involving Inflammatory Agents “Current review and control framework for use of pepper spray behind bars inadequate,” says Correctional Investigator , 2016-10-31 (HTML)
   
• Correctional Investigator Releases New Report on Death in Custody, Information Sharing and Disclosure Practices in Federal Corrections , 2016-08-02 (HTML)
   
• Correctional Investigator Reflects on Key Challenges in his latest Annual Report to Parliament , 2016-03-10 (HTML)
   
• Statement of the Correctional Investigator of Canada: Release of the Québec Ombudsman’s Special Report Detention Conditions, Administration of Justice and Crime Prevention in Nunavik , 2016-02-18 (HTML) (PDF, 173kb)
   
• John W. Conroy Q.C. Receives the 2015 Ed McIsaac Human Rights in Corrections Award , 2016-02-03 (HTML)
   
• Office of the Correctional Investigator Releases Statistical Report Administrative Segregation in Federal Corrections: 10 Year Trends Federal Corrections Overuses Segregation to Manage Inmates , 2015-05-28 (HTML)
   
• Elizabeth Parkinson Receives the 2014 Ed McIsaac Human Rights in Corrections Award , 2014-11-13 (HTML)
   
• Correctional Investigator Reports on Overcoming Barriers to Community Reintegration , 2014-10-08 (HTML)
   
• Correctional Investigator Releases Report on Federal Inmate Suicides , 2014-09-10 (HTML)
   
• Correctional Investigator Releases Investigation into Natural Cause Deaths in Federal Penitentiaries , 2014-02-17 (HTML)
   
• The Changing Face of Canada’s Prisons: Correctional Investigator Reports on Ethno-Cultural Diversity in Corrections , 2013-11-26 (HTML)
   
• Graham Stewart Receives the 2013 Ed McIsaac Human Rights in Corrections Award , 2013-10-24 (HTML)
   
• Correctional Investigator Releases Report on the Management of Chronic Self-Injury Among Federally Sentenced Women , 2013-09-30 (HTML)
   
• Special Report on Aboriginal Corrections Tabled in Parliament 2013-03-07 (HTML)
   
• Correctional Investigator Receives Diamond Jubilee Award 2013-02-25 (HTML)
   
• Jean-Claude Bernheim Receives the 2012 Ed McIsaac Human Rights in Corrections Award 2012-12-11 (HTML)
   
• Correctional Investigator Finds Measures to Manage Prison Self-injury Inadequate 2012-10-23 (HTML)
   
• Kim Pate Receives the 2011 Ed McIsaac Human Rights in Corrections Award 2011-12-08 (HTML)  
   
• Correctional Investigator Releases 2010-11 Annual Report: Growing Old Behind Bars – Grey Wave Hits Canadian Prisons 2011-11-01 (HTML)
   
• Mary Campbell Receives the 2010 Ed McIsaac Human Rights in Corrections Award 2010-12-08 (HTML)
   
• Correctional Investigator Releases 2009-10 Annual Report: Conditions of Confinement Jeopardize Safe, Effective Correctional Practice 2010-11-05 (HTML)
   
• Report finds Serious Gaps in the Planning and Delivery of Mental Health Services for Federally Sentenced Offenders 2010-09-23 (HTML)
   
• Correctional Service of Canada Challenged to Apply Lessons Learned and Prevent Deaths in Custody 2010-09-08 (HTML)
   
• Correctional Investigator welcomes recent progress in the Correctional Service of Canada's response to prevent deaths in custody 2010-03-25 (HTML)
   
• Correctional Service of Canada's Latest Response to Ashley Smith Recommendations is Improving, but Efforts to Date have not Translated into Desired Results 2009-12-18 (HTML)
   
• The Situation for Aboriginal People under Federal Sentence Remains Unacceptable 2009-11-13 (HTML)

OCI in the News

• Some Canadian prisons now have clinics where inmates can freely use smuggled drugs – National Post September 14, 2023 (HTML)      
   
• Correctional Investigator repeats call to prohibit Medical Assistance in Dying inside Federal Penitentiaries – APTN News April 20, 2023 (HTML)      
   
• Investigator flags higher COVID-19 cases among inmates, CBC International, Radio-Canada February 23, 2021 (HTML)      
   
• Correctional Prisoners owed ‘remedy’ for harsh conditions in prisons amid COVID, says watchdog, The Hill Times January 15, 2021 (HTML)      
   
• Canada has a ‘responsibility’ to vaccinate elderly and vulnerable inmates, Blair says after Conservative outcry, The Toronto Star January 6, 2021 (HTML)      
   
• Compassionate release should be prioritized over MAID in Canadian prisons, says expert, CBC Radio November 17, 2020 (HTML)      
   
• Federal prison investigators press for changes in use of 'dry cells', CBC News November 10, 2020 (HTML)      
   
• Corrections watchdog calls for overhaul of how Canada responds to sex assaults in prison, Edmonton Journal October 27, 2020 (HTML)      
   
• Blair promises strategy to curb sexual violence in prisons after watchdog warns of systemic abuse, CBC News October 27, 2020 (HTML)      
   
• A call for action on sexualized violence in prisons, Radio-Canada International October 27, 2020 (HTML)      
   
• Bias behind bars: A Globe investigation finds a prison system stacked against Black and Indigenous inmates, The Globe and Mail October 24, 2020 (HTML)      
   
• Prison watchdog has ‘grave’ concerns that CSC rates Indigenous, Black inmates as higher risk, The Hill Times July 15, 2020 (HTML)      
   

Speeches and Remarks

• Standing Senate Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs 2021-02-02 (HTML)               
   
• University of Ottawa – Convocation and Honorary Doctorate Address 2016-06-19 (HTML)               
   
• Speaking Notes for Mr. Howard Sapers, 2013 Gall Conference, Edmonton, Alberta 2013-12-10 (HTML)               
   
• Health Care and Federal Corrections: An Ombudsman’s Perspective 2013-10-03 (HTML)               
   
• Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on Aboriginal Peoples 2013-04-30 (HTML)               
   
• Respecting Rights in Canadian Prisons: An Ombudsman’s Perspective 2013-04-17 (HTML)               
   
• National Forum on Community Safety and Ending Violence 2013-04-09 (HTML)               
   
• Bill C-293 (An Act to amend the CCRA - vexatious complainants) 2012-12-12 Standing Senate Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs               
   
• Bill C-350 (An Act to amend the CCRA - accountability of offenders), 2012-05-08 Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security               
   
• Bill C-293 (An Act to amend the CCRA - vexatious complainants), 2012-04-24 Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security               
   
• Correctional Investigator's remarks to the Annual Conference of the McGill Institute for the Study of Canada 2012-03-16 (HTML)               
   
• Speaking Notes for Mr. Howard Sapers , A Legacy of Missed Opportunities: The Case of Ashley Smith: Health Law Institute Open Seminar Series 2011-11-23 (HTML)               
   
• Speaking Notes for Mr. Howard Sapers , 2011 Alberta Law Review Lecture, University of Alberta 2011-03-08 (HTML)               
   
• Speaking Notes for Mr. Howard Sapers and Dr. Ivan Zinger , Standing Senate Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs 2009-09-30 (HTML)               
   
• Speaking Notes for Mr. Howard Sapers and Dr. Ivan Zinger , Appearance before the Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security 2009-06-02 (HTML)               
   
• Speaking Notes for Mr. Howard Sapers , Appearance before the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights 2009-05-25 (HTML) 

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Date modified               
2023-11-02