Few cases of prison brutality have attracted more attention than that of Ashley Smith, the 19-
year-old who strangled herself in October 2007, while under observation by the Correctional …

1. My purpose for conducting the investigation upon which this report is based was to form
recommendations made pursuant to section 170 of the Corrections and Conditional Release …

Smith's death was a direct result of the interaction between her mental health issues and the
prison environment, and the failure of the Correctional Service of Canada (CSC) to respond …

But Hamilton's July 2007 report concluded Tarala, who later died of cancer, used “improper
and excessive force''on Smith, used abusive language, falsified his written report, and …

The article was written in November 1999. ing oversight by outside medical investigators,
improved health care services, and employment of qualified health care staff. This past …

This article was originally published by the Vera Institute of Justice in June 2006. What
happens inside jails and prisons does not stay inside jails and prisons: It comes home with …

Ashley Smith's 2007 carceral death encountered widespread media attention. As time
passed and the news cycle moved on to other fascinations, the details of her case started to …

The Justice Department announced Wednesday that a two-year federal investigation into
the Mississippi State Penitentiary at Parchman has determined that unconstitutional …

7 of the Charter• Human rights and health care Correctional Service Canada• There are
about 14,000 people held in federal custody in Canada• CSC estimates its expenditures for …

The death of Ashley Smith represents the first time in Canadian legal history that correctional
officers were criminally charged in the death of a prisoner under the care of the state. In …