Nova Scotia is banning "dry celling" in its jails, doing away with a practice that places prisoners suspected of hiding contraband inside their bodies under strict surveillance at all times. Provincial jails in Nova Scotia use dry cells in a similar manner to federal prisons. The ban on dry cells will only cover jails in Nova Scotia, such as the Central Nova Scotia Correctional Facility in Burnside (shown here) and the Cape Breton Correctional Facility in Sydney. The ban on dry cells will only cover jails in Nova Scotia such as the Central Nova Scotia Correctional Facility in Burnside or the Cape Breton Correctional Facility in Sydney. In 2012, the former federal correctional investigator recommended an "absolute prohibition" on putting people in dry cells beyond 72 hours.

Source: CBC News January 07, 2021 21:22 UTC