SOC 3740 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Penitentiary Act, Civil Death, Mootness
28 Nov 2016
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19th century (cid:862)(cid:272)i(cid:448)il death(cid:863) lost all civil rights. Penitentiary act (1886) bestows basic rights: clothi(cid:374)g, food, (cid:271)ed, a(cid:374)d pillo(cid:449), a(cid:374)d o(cid:374)e"s o(cid:449)(cid:374) (cid:272)ell. (cid:862)ha(cid:374)ds-off(cid:863) do(cid:272)tri(cid:374)e courts enforce legal rights and how long someone spends in custody but prisoners complains are beyond the scoop of the courts. 1970 riots in dederal penitentiaries: 1932-74 65 major incidents, 1975-76 69 major incidents. 1973 office of the correctional investigator (oci) establishment: can only make recommendations. The rule of law must prevail inside canadian penitentiaries. Justice for inmate is a personal right and also an essential condition for thei socialization and person l reformation. The following charter rights are particulary relevant to prisoners: Made its most significant impact with the corrections and conditional. What impediments or hurdles do prisoners face in bringing charter cases: finance, collecting data, mootness. Inmates retain all the rights and privileges that adhere to member of society expect fr those necessarily removed as a result of their imprisonment.
