Add 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 MoreSecond Wave of Covid-19 in Canadian Prisons
One 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!
Read MoreJohn Howard Canada adds podcast series
John Howard Canada is creating a series of podcasts in which former prisoners talk about their experience in prison and re-entering the community. “Voices Inside and Out” talks with people who’ve actually walked through those gates; their personal stories and...
Read MoreJohn Howard Society of BC Launches New Blog in Celebration of JHS Week
We are so pleased to see John Howard Society affiliates across Canada join us in celebrating JHS Week. The team from JHS British Columbia has kicked off the week by launching their new blog. Access the new JHSBC blog here!...
Read MoreElection issue 3 – Virtually no discussion of criminal justice so far
850 words; 4 minutes to read With only about 10 days to go until election day, there has been very little discussion of anything to do with criminal justice in this campaign. The issue did not come up in the...
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