COMPAMIR
High-Purity Fact Pipeline
High-Purity Fact Pipeline
Manitoba Government
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
June 5, 2026
"The Manitoba government agreed to pay $129 million to settle a class action lawsuit regarding the segregation of incarcerated youth. The lawsuit alleged that the province subjected children to solitary confinement, which it described as 'torture'. The settlement also covers adults who spent more than 15 days in segregation or had mental health diagnoses."
Author: Bruce Western
This book provides a critical analysis of how incarceration systems perpetuate social inequality and the psychological impact of punitive confinement, which is essential for understanding the systemic issues behind the class-action lawsuit in Manitoba regarding the treatment of youth in custody.