The 'prison access to education' program, founded by El Jones, made Halifax's Mount Saint Vincent University the only degree-granting university for incarcerated people in Canada.
Posted: Mar 11, 2021 8:14 PM AT | Last Updated: March 12
Sara Tessier is the named plaintiff in the case.(CBC)
A Halifax law firm has launched a lawsuit against the federal attorney general, alleging justice officials have failed to protect women in federal prisons from sexual assault at the hands of prison staff.
Former inmate Sara Tessier is the named plaintiff in the case, which the firm Valent Law hopes to get certified as a class action. The reason why I put my name to this as the lead representative in the case is because I ve witnessed first hand and through my experience the violations of the charter of freedom and rights and the lack of accountability on CSC s [Correctional Service of Canada] part to first take these allegations serious, act upon them and rectify the situation, Tessier said Thursday.
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A woman who was incarcerated at a federal correctional institution has launched a proposed class-action lawsuit on behalf of herself and other women, citing a systemic failure to protect them from sexual abuse.
Sara Tessier, who would be the representative plaintiff, said she is launching the lawsuit to bring about change and accountability. Many prisoners have been victimized in federal institutions designated for women, she said.