What are the legal costs awarded against an inmate in a personal injury matter?

This Court has stated in the past that legal costs are properly awarded against inmates, and that inmates should not be afforded any special treatment regarding costs. Moreover, neither the ability of the inmate to pay nor the difficulty of the collection should be a deciding factor. Rather, the awarding or refusal of costs should be based on the merits. See Henry v. Canada, [1987] 3 F.C. 429 (F.C.T.D.) as per Strayer J. (as he then was), at paragraph 35.