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Halsbury's Laws of Canada – Penitentiaries, Jails and Prisoners (2026 Reissue)
Author
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Fergus J. (Chip) O'Connor
This volume provides a review of the law pertaining to federal penitentiaries, provincial and territorial prisons, and the rights and obligations of prisoners. It examines all of the pertinent legislation, regulations and case law regarding a variety of topics under Canadian criminal law.
Publication Language: English
Published: February 27, 2026
Publisher: LexisNexis Canada
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According to Statistics Canada, more than 120,000 individuals are under the supervision of Correctional Service Agencies in Canada, in nearly 200 penitentiaries or jails. With each province and territory having its own unique regulatory framework, in addition to the federal scheme, this is an area of law that is relevant to every criminal law practitioner in Canada.
The Halsbury's Penitentiaries, Jails and Prisoners (2026 Reissue) title by Fergus J. O'Connor provides a clear and concise review of the law pertaining to federal penitentiaries, provincial and territorial prisons, and the rights and obligations of prisoners. This title examines all of the pertinent legislation, regulations and case law regarding such matters as the organization of the penitentiary system, health care, segregation, discipline, searches, sentences, and remedies.
Topics covered in this essential reference include:
Organization of the penitentiary system
- Operation and management
- Classification of inmates and institutions
Penitentiary and prison placement and transfers
- Commencement of sentence
- Transfer to penitentiary from provincial custody
- Penitentiary placement
- Inter-institutional penitentiary transfers
- Voluntary transfers
- Involuntary transfers
- Provincial transfers
- International transfers
- Gender diverse persons
Inmate pay and businesses
Work release
Visits and correspondence
Health care
Segregation
Penitentiary discipline system
- Offences
- Disciplinary sanctions
- Judicial sanctions
- Provincial and territorial regulation
Urinalysis and monitoring
Searches
- Searches of inmates
- Searches of visitors
- Searches of vehicles
- Searches of staff members
- Searches in community-based residential facilities
- Reports relating to searches
- Use of force
Parole
- Parole hearingd
- Administrative structure
- Accelerated parole
- Internal review
And much more.
I. Introduction
II. Organization of the Penitentiary System
III. Undergoing Imprisonment
IV. Health Care
V. Civil and Other Rights of Prisoners
VI. Segregation
VII. Discipline of Prisoners
VIII. Urinalysis and Monitoring
IX. Searches
X. Serving Sentences
XI. Long-Term Supervision
XII. Remedies
