Trang v Alberta (Edmonton Remand Centre), 2010 ABQB 6 (11 January 2010)
The Court of Queen’s Bench of Alberta has declared that conditions under which untried prisoners were held in Edmonton Remand Centre (‘ERC’) pending trial for conspiracy to traffic illicit drugs resulted in a breach of their right not be deprived of liberty except in accordance with the principles of fundamental justice (s 7), the right not to be subjected to cruel and unusual treatment or punishment (s 12) and the right to equality before and under the law without discrimination (s 15).
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