But Worm said she didn't deserve to spend 3½ years of a six-year sentence in solitary confinement as punishment for fighting with other inmates and threatening prison staff. "Prison was a hard place.

Worm was only granted access to therapy after spending more than two years in solitary confinement. "They told me that solitary confinement would help me, but it made me even worse," added Worm.

The case ultimately settled in May 2013. Ms. Worm’s lawsuit is one step in the fight to end indefinite solitary confinement in Canada. Out of sight is not out of mind.

Worm's lawsuit alleges she has been kept in solitary confinement at the Fraser Valley Correctional Institution for a total of almost four years. Worm is serving a six-year, four-month sentence for ...

Worm said that after two years in solitary confinement, Correctional Services finally allowed her to see a trauma and abuse therapist. She described the sessions as a “turning point” in her life.

BobbyLee Worm, 31, was testifying at a B.C. Supreme Court trial launched by the B.C. Civil Liberties Association and the John Howard Society of Canada over the use of indefinite solitary confinement.

The BCCLA lawsuit states Ms. Worm served the majority of her sentence in solitary confinement. She was placed in segregation following fights with other prisoners, the notice of civil claim says.

BobbyLee Worm was only 19 years old when in 2006 she entered Edmonton Institution for Women. Shortly after, she was transferred to Fraser Valley Institution, and between the two facilities, was ...

BobbyLee Worm testified Wednesday in a B.C. Supreme Court case challenging the use of solitary confinement in federal prisons. Much of Ms. Worm's evidence was entered through an affidavit, though ...

It said Worm, who was serving a six-year-sentence for robbery and other offences, was treated illegally and inhumanely. The settlement’s terms do not allow Worm, who is 26, to disclose details.