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| INDEPTH: HARSH SENTENCE Kingston Penitentiary CBC News Online | November 15, 2004 Robert Labbe is serving two years for assault at Kingston Penn. He is seeking redress for alleged abuses through the courts. In court documents, he claims prison staff breached their duty to respect inmates' constitutional rights and subjected them to conditions that amount to torture. DOCUMENTS OBTAINED BY CBC : Affidavit of Robert Labbe, inmate at Kingston Penitentiary (six page PDF document) Application made by Robert Labbe (three page PDF document) Memorandum of Fact and Law on behalf of Robert Labbe (13 page PDF document)
Correctional Services Canada's Commissioner's Directive on Administrative Segregation Correctional Services Canada's Commissioner's Directive on the Discipline of Inmates ^TOP |
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| DOCUMENTS: | These documents were obtained by the CBC Investigative team through the course of their research
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Date opened: 1835
Security level: Maximum
Rated capacity: 431*
Number of inmates: 372*
Number of inmates that are double bunked: 0*
*As of March 31, 1999 |
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World Report's Maureen Brosnahan on the Kingston story. (Nov. 15, 2004 Runs 1:50)
On The Current, CBC Radio's Maureen Brosnahan reports. (Nov. 15, 2004 Runs 24:37)
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