Applying for Unescorted Temporary Absences for Federal Inmates

  • April 17, 2020

A recent decision of the Bath Institution allows a medically vulnerable prisoner to be released to self-isolate in the community during the COVID-19 pandemic. A Report by Paul Quick from the Queen’s Prison Law Clinic summarizes the importance of this decision and its potential impact on other medically vulnerable inmates. LAO advises Paul has agreed to share the templates used in this case, which began as an application in federal court, with other counsel (p.quick@queensu.ca).