QB Ruling confirms ability of judges to review youths deferred custody sentencing order
The youth, who struggles with FASD and ADHD and has trouble focusing and connecting actions to consequences, was repeatedly arrested and held for breaching conditions of his sentence September 09, 2022 By: Legal Aid Alberta The Court of King’s Bench has ruled in favour of a case in which a youth’s four-month deferred custody sentence […]
Court finds that temporary guardianship orders must allow for the return of children and that trial judges not child welfare decide the terms of access between guardians and childr
In this Court of Queen’s Bench (QB) case which ultimately strengthened the rights of parents to have custody of their children, Legal Aid Alberta lawyer Douglas McLachlan represented a mother of three. September 01, 2020 By: Legal Aid Staff In this Court of Queen’s Bench (QB) case which ultimately strengthened the rights of parents to […]
Court finds that imprisoning youths in solitary confinement is abusive to youths and illegal in alberta
A young person (“CCN”) who had spent almost two years in solitary confinement within Alberta’s youth corrections system was charged with assault with a weapon (a meal tray) against another young person. August 20, 2020 By: Legal Aid Staff A young person (“CCN”) who had spent almost two years in solitary confinement within Alberta’s youth […]