Thank you.
I think the important element is what those recommendations share, which is that there needs to be a hard cap. Long-term or indefinite segregation has to become a thing of the past. Operationally, 15 days, 30 days, 25 days.... There are different and varying opinions. There are also varying and different experiences of what segregation or solitary confinement is.
The UN special rapporteur, to some extent, was reflecting on his own experiences of being kept in truly dungeon-like, sensory-deprived, windowless, lightless, airless environments. Segregation in Canada does not reflect those conditions, but the conditions are austere enough. Space is as small as five metres square. There's a policy that requires one hour of fresh-air exercise, but sometimes that's not always achieved. The lack of human contact and deprivation of stimulus, etc., are all very detrimental to health and functioning.
Of course, we've looked at the UN report and the 15 days. Operationally we've specified 30 days, but the important thing is that there be a cap and that any continued segregation placements be subject to external review or adjudication.