Aging inmates seek compensation for abuse in Canadian prisons
Canadian federal prison inmates aged 50 and older have been given the green light to proceed with a class-action lawsuit against Canada's attorney general claiming age discrimination.
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![In a ruling released Thursday, the Court of Appeal for Ontario found that solitary confinement of more than 15 days does not hold up to constitutional scrutiny. A man looks out a dirty window. Barbed wire is outside the window.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.3945896.1706570101!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/jail-prison-prisoner-corrections.jpg)
Canadian federal prison inmates aged 50 and older have been given the green light to proceed with a class-action lawsuit against Canada's attorney general claiming age discrimination.