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Cuts to prison libraries at federal institutions violates human rights: advocates

March 11, 2026

The Correctional Service of Canada is finalizing plans to cut all prison librarian positions at federal institutions, in a move that advocates say violates human rights and will actively harm efforts to rehabilitate prisoners.



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