Response_Letter_PSS-2021-12561.pdf
Response_Package_PSS-2021-12561.pdf
FOI Request - PSS-2021-12561 For each of the following nine items, we seek BC Corrections data for the latest
fiscal year available and we seek the data broken down into separate tables for
men and women, for sentenced individuals and those on remand, and separate for disciplinary and
administrative solitary/separate confinement:
1) Total number of admissions to custody, total distinct number of people admitted to custody (to account for people who are admitted more than once), and average daily count of people in custody;
2) Number of individuals sent to solitary/separate confinement, and percentage of population in custody;
3) Number and percentage of individuals sent to solitary/separate confinement broken down into reason for solitary/separate confinement (e.g. jeopardise institution/inmate safety/interfere investigation/discipline);
4) Average daily counts of individuals in solitary/separate confinement;
5) Average number of days spent in solitary/separate confinement, per episode and total for the year;
6) Number of individuals in solitary/separate confinement, and percentage of population in custody, for each of: 1-4 days, 5-9 days, 10-14 days, 15-29 days, 30-59 days, and 60 days and up;
7) Number and percentage of individuals in custody who are Indigenous and Black; and, number and percentage of individuals in solitary/separate confinement who are Indigenous and Black;
8) Number and percentage of individuals in custody who are diagnosed with serious mental illness; and, number and percentage of individuals in solitary/separate confinement who are diagnosed with serious mental illness;
9) Number and percentage of suicides for the population in custody; and, number and percentage of suicides for individuals in solitary/separate confinement. FOI Request FOI Request 2023-02-08 Public Safety and Solicitor General 2 2023 Response_Letter_PSS-2021-12561.pdf Response_Package_PSS-2021-12561.pdf Interest Group $510.00