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Manitoba judge approves $129M settlement for solitary confinement class action

June 5, 2026

A Manitoba judge has approved what a class-action administrator says is a $129-million settlement agreement in a lawsuit that alleged the province's use of segregation in provincial jails for adults and youth was negligent and breached Charter rights.



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