The Court of King’s Bench has approved a $129-million settlement to end a class-action lawsuit regarding the provincial government's use of solitary confinement.

國王法院 (Court of King’s Bench) 已批准 1.29 億美元的和解金，以結束一項關於省政府使用單獨監禁的集體訴訟。

The lawsuit began in 2021 and argued that the government's use of segregation—where a person is isolated for at least 22 hours a day without meaningful human contact—was negligent and violated the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Although the provincial government has denied that it was legally responsible, both sides agreed to a settlement to avoid a full trial. This agreement covers three specific groups: minors isolated after September 12, 2006; people with mental health issues isolated after September 12, 2012; and any prisoner kept in isolation for 15 consecutive days or more from September 12, 2006, to the present.

該訴訟始於 2021 年，主張政府採取的隔離措施——即將人隔離至少每天 22 小時且缺乏有意義的人類接觸——屬於疏忽且違反了《加拿大權利與自由憲章》。儘管省政府否認在法律上負有責任，但雙方均同意達成和解以避免全面審判。此協議涵蓋三個特定群體：2006 年 9 月 12 日後被隔離的未成年人；2012 年 9 月 12 日後被隔離的精神健康問題患者；以及自 2006 年 9 月 12 日起至今被連續隔離 15 日或以上的任何囚犯。

Financial payments are based on the age of the person and the severity of their situation. Base payments are $3,000 for adults and $9,000 for youth, while those who can prove serious harm or very long isolation may receive up to $100,000. Furthermore, the agreement requires the government to make systemic changes to how segregation is handled in provincial prisons. This decision follows a similar trend in other provinces, such as British Columbia and Ontario, where settlements of $60 million and $30 million were previously reached.

財務賠償金額根據當事人的年齡及情況的嚴重程度而定。成年人的基本賠償金為 3,000 美元，青少年為 9,000 美元，而能證明遭受嚴重傷害或長期隔離者，最高可獲得 10 萬美元。此外，協議要求政府對省監獄處理隔離的方式進行系統性改革。此決定遵循了其他省分的趨勢，例如不列顛哥倫比亞省和安大略省先前已分別達成 6,000 萬美元和 3,000 萬美元的和解。

The process for making claims will begin soon, and the provincial government is currently waiting for the court's final written decision.

申請賠償的程序將於近期開始，省政府目前正等待法院的最終書面裁決。