For example: report containing all the findings and whether the mental health needs of recommendations is provided to the people in correctional centres have been warden of the correctional centre and properly assessed the provincial director of adult custody, whether people in correctional centres along with a work plan asking the have access to supplies to meet their correctional centre to des. [...] The ISO told us that issues requiring immediate action are identified and discussed In advance of the inspection, the ISO with the warden while the review team is meets with the centre warden to explain the on-site for the inspection. [...] However, current responsibility Rule 83(1)(b) requires external inspections for the inspections lies with the Ministry to be conducted “by a body independent of of Attorney General and, as we have the prison administration.” described above, the work to implement this part of the recommendation has been led The Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor by the ISO. [...] consider that this meets most of the requirements in the Mandela Rules 84(1)(a)-(c) To date, the inspection teams have not regarding the authority of inspectors to obtain included representatives from external the information necessary for the inspection. [...] If acknowledged the value in having health the ISO determines that the reasons are professionals involved in the inspections inconsistent with the SQR standards, then it process and has told us that it is committed intends to work with the correctional centre to ensuring meaningful health care or BC Corrections leadership to resolve the representation and participation in future issue or if necess.
- Pages
- 24
- Published in
- Canada
Table of Contents
- Introduction 4
- Under Inspection Report and Recommendations 5
- Mandela Rules 7
- Implementation of Mandela Rules regarding inspections 8
- 1. Primary Quality Assurance PQA 8
- 2. Secondary Quality Control SQC 9
- Analysis Internal inspection process and the Mandela Rules 10
- Systemic Quality Review SQR standards 12
- Analysis External inspections process and the Mandela Rules 14
- Conclusion Partial implementation 18
- Appendix 19
- Summary of compliance with the Mandela Rules regarding inspections 20
- Mandela Rule 20
- Internal 20
- Rule 83 Creation of an Inspection System 20
- Establish a system of internal or administrative inspections conducted by central prison administration. 831a NA 20
- External inspections that are conducted by a body independent of the prison administration which may include competent international or regional bodies. 831b 20
- To meet this rule ISO must include independent members such as those from partner organizations in the inspection team and clearly define their roles 20
- Rule 84 Authority of Inspectors and Composition of Inspection Teams 20
- To freely choose which prisons to visit including by making unannounced visits at their own initiative and which prisoners to interview. 841b 20
- Mandela Rule 21
- Internal 21
- To conduct private and fully confidential interviews with prisoners and prison staff in the course of their visits. 841c 21
- To make recommendations to the prison administration and other competent authorities. 841d 21
- To meet this rule the ISO process should mandate the inclusion of a health care professional on inspection teams 21
- Rule 85 Inspection Reports and Recommendations 21
- To meet this rule the ISO should develop policy on considering reports for publication and apply that policy to Cycle 1 inspections 21
