Segregation: Nobody can heal alone in a box
Post #297 1400 words; 5 minutes to read By: Harpreet Ahuja is a lawyer, human rights consultant, and social justice advocate. Her work explores the intersection of law, policy, and lived experience—and tells the human stories behind injustice. Harpreet is...
Read MoreLess bail leads to more false guilty pleas
Post #296 900 words; 3 minutes to read Summary: Being denied bail can be a major reason people decide to plead guilty even when they have a reasonable defense against a criminal charge. Cases of wrongful conviction are big news...
Read MoreIssues in Canadian policing
Post #295 1,000 words; 4 minutes to read. Summary: A recent book discusses key issues in Canadian policing. Policing is controversial work. On the one hand we have three recent killings of police officers in the line of duty, events...
Read MorePunishment Without Progress: Rethinking Rehabilitation in Canadian Prisons
Post #294 875 words; 4 minutes to read Summary: Written contributions on Facebook by prisoners reveal some of the realities of prison life in Canada. By: Hanisha Brar, Mount Royal University graduate. Prison is often described as a place of...
Read MoreCorrectional Investigator Critiques Mental Health Care in Prisons
Post #293 1300 words; 5 minutes to read Summary: The most recent report of Canada’s Correctional Investigator points out serious problems in the treatment of the many prisoners with mental health issues, leading to many issues after release from prison....
Read More“In here, all I have is time”
Post # 292 Word Count: 1092 By Emily Stewart, Associate Editor and a Lead Researcher with the University of Alberta Prison Project Summary: As part of our Within the System series, this post explores the different ways people experience time...
Read More10 Myths about Prison Life
Post #291 900 words; 4 minutes to read Audio summary by volunteer Kimberly Duong. Summary: Takes on several myths about what prisons in Canada are really like. This post is reproduced with slight edits from Law360 Canada: https://www.law360.ca/ca/criminal/articles/2402961?nl_pk=cc8cf973-41cc-42ab-a00e-ad2114da2a73&utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=ca/criminal&utm_content=2025-10-24&read_main=1&nlsidx=0&nlaidx=0 By John L. Hill...
Read MoreMore programs in prison=less recidivism
Post #290 900 words; 4 mnute read Summary: In Quebec, providing more programs to prisoners in provincial jails is associated with noticeable declines in reoffending and a considerable cost-benefit ration. Audio summary by volunteer Kimberly Duong. If a major purpose...
Read MoreDr Alana Abamson: Healing Communities Through Restorative Justice
Post #289 1200 words; 6 minute read By Kimberly Duong, blog volunteer. Summary: Describes the career and work of Dr Alana Abramson, Kwantlen Polytechnic University, related to restorative justice practice. Audio summary by volunteer Kimberly Duong. Restorative justice is more...
Read MorePrisoner Experience: Religion, Chaplains and Irony
Post #288 1100 words; 6 minutes to read This post is reprinted with permission from Law360 Canada, as one of a series on prisoner experience they are publishing. David Dorson is the pen name of someone who was imprisoned some...
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