Prisoner’s Stories – Breakfast at Timmie’s – Part 3
This post is about 1000 words and can be read in about 4 minutes. This is the third of a four part story sent to us by a prisoner at a Quebec federal prison, describing a visit to an Aboriginal...
Read MoreThe many harms of remand
This post is 600 words and can be read in 3 minutes. Jailing people after arrest – the process called remand – creates many harms. Previous posts have commented on this issue, but new research by Holly Pelvin details some...
Read MoreThe limits of forensic evidence
This post is about 770 words and can be read in 3 minutes. Many of the popular crime dramas on television give prominence to forensic evidence. Corpses are identified and murderers caught through analysis of hair, clothing fibres, fingerprints, bite...
Read MoreRethinking violent crime
This post is 900 words and can be read in 5 minutes. “We must punish violence. Or so it seems until we discover that we are not always sure what counts as violence, and the criminal law doesn’t always punish...
Read MorePhysical environment in prisons
This post is about 900 words and can be read in about 4 minutes. This post is taken directly from the summary of a recent report issued by the United Kingdom government. The physical environment is a crucial component of...
Read MoreThe Dutch Are Closing Prisons
This post is about 1000 words and can be read in about 5 minutes. This is a shortened version of the original article from usnews.com by Danielle Batist May 13, 2019 The number of prisoners in The Netherlands has halved...
Read MorePrisoner’s Stories – Breakfast at Timmie’s – Part 2
This post is about 1000 words and can be read in about 4 minutes. This is the second part of a story sent to us by a prisoner at a Quebec federal prison, describing a visit to an Aboriginal healing...
Read MorePolice record checks create big problems
This post is about 500 words and can be read in about 2 minutes. Opinion by Christin Cullen, Executive Director, John Howard York Region Our current system for police background checks is a barrier to employment for far too many...
Read MoreLack of support after release from jail is a big problem
This post is about 600 words and can be read in 3 minutes. For many people who commit crimes, and their families and loved ones, their sentence is only the beginning of their problems. As other posts have described, people...
Read MoreSawbonna: Victim Impact Statement 41 Years Later
This post is about 700 words and can be read in 3 minutes. Margot Van Sluytman is a well known Canadian advocate for restorative justice, based on her experience following the murder of her father. She recently posted this moving...
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