Social Isolation and Solitary Confinement

: He was allowed out for less than an hour each day to play basketball alone in the snow, according to Globe and Mail. For those three weeks, he lived in near-complete social isolation, with only a television to keep him company. Canada responded by forcing him into a small room and shutting the door. He had committed no crime by asking for refugee protection and he posed no danger. Solitary confinement is generally defined as physical and social isolation for 22 or more hours per day. But rather than apologize for this abuse, the CBSA is now seeking to deport him. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.