Not your usual report: How to reintegrate prisoners
The John Howard Society of Canada releases ” Feeding Time: A Whole-Community Approach to Safer, Smarter Reintegration of Federal Prisoners in Post-Pandemic Canada”. This report, written by federal prisoner I. M. Grenada, reviews Canadian provisions for the release and re-integration...
Read MoreJohn Howard Society Week 2023
At John Howard Society Canada, we have arranged for some activities that we hope will raise public awareness about our charity and its engagement on issues and delivery of services to further just, effective, and humane responses to the causes...
Read MoreCriminal Law as a Tool to Address Prisoner Abuse
It has been more than 25 years since the Arbour Commission pointed out that the rule of law is not operating behind prison bars. Madame Justice Arbour stated that it would require other components of the justice system to ensure...
Read MoreAdd your voice against solitary confinement!
Petition 3023 was tabled before Parliament earlier this month. Petition 3023 calls on Parliament to end the practice of abusive solitary confinement, implement measures adding more transparency within federal prisons and ensure the rights of prisoners are safeguarded. The JHSC...
Read MoreOne experience of segregation
This post was first published in November, 2018 on our blog. It gives one person’s experience of solitary confinement in a Canadian provincial jail. It is republished in connection with the current ‘Spotlight on Solitary’ campaign. More information on that...
Read MoreSpotlight on Solitary Begins
Join us and many other correctional law based entities from November 16-30, 2020 as we examine how solitary confinement still exists in Canada. Press Release View our press release below or download it here. Events See the full schedule of...
Read MoreUpcoming event on solitary confinement
November 16-30 online spotlight on solitary confinement in Canada. Check back for the link.
Read MoreReport: Replacement for segregation in federal prisons does not meet legal standards
A new report on the response of Canadian prisons to court rulings on the illegality of segregation shows that these ‘special intervention units’ (SIU) do not appear to be meeting the minimum standards set by the government. The full report...
Read MoreJohn Howard Canada creates LinkedIn page
To increase access to its activities, John Howard Canada has created a LinkedIn page that will features some of our work. The link is https://www.linkedin.com/company/john-howard-society/ Feel free to follow us!
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