在对不列颠哥伦比亚省关于监狱中使用单独监禁的法律诉讼中提出解决办法。 Settlement proposed in lawsuit against British Columbia over solitary confinement use in prisons.

在对不列颠哥伦比亚省提起的关于在其惩教设施使用单独监禁的诉讼中,已经达成了一项6 000万美元的解决办法。 A proposed $60 million settlement has been reached in a lawsuit against British Columbia over the use of solitary confinement in its correctional facilities. 该和解协议必须得到不列颠哥伦比亚省的批准。 The settlement, which must be approved by the B.C. 最高法院可以向有资格的阶层成员提供最多91 000美元,他们不适当地受到单独监禁,导致精神、生理和心理伤害。 Supreme Court, could provide up to $91,000 to eligible class members who were improperly subjected to solitary confinement, leading to emotional, physical, and psychological harm. 该类包括2005年4月18日以后被监禁的个人,这些人被非自愿地连续至少15天单独禁闭,或患有已知的精神疾病。 The class includes individuals incarcerated after April 18, 2005, who were involuntarily held in solitary for at least 15 consecutive days or who had a known mental illness. 定于10月22日举行听证会,就和解办法作出决定。 A hearing to decide on the settlement is scheduled for October 22.