Cases that can relate to the doctrine of fairness is Cardinal and Oswald v. Director of Kent Institution. This case was involved inmates in Matsqui Institution. In Cardinal and Oswald v. Director of Kent Institution (1985), the appellants were prisoners who reportedly participated in a hostage-taking incident of one of the guards. After the incident, the director made an oral order to remove the inmates from the general prison population and put into segregation. The director was given a recommendation by The Segregation Review Board to release the inmates back into the general prison with the rest of the inmates, before any major issue arises within that population. The director, however, did not follow the Boards order. He decided to proceed
