Post #178 720 words; 3 minutes to read Audio summary by volunteer Averi Brailey. This post draws largely on the work of Dr Jennifer Kamorowski and colleagues. The criminal justice system is making increasing use of ‘risk assessment’ instruments and...
Read MorePost #177 740 words; 3 minute read 30 second audio summary courtesy of volunteer Averi Brailey. Canada’s prison system would be totally transformed if the recommendations in a recent Senate report were adopted, though the report seems to have garnered...
Read MorePost #176 980 words; 4 minutes to read This post is drawn from an article in the Sept 4 Toronto Star by Jacques Gallant. The focus is on the excessive numbers of Indigenous and Black people in Canada’s prisons, and...
Read MorePost #175 830 words; 4 minutes to read Voice summary thanks to volunteer Averi Brailey. This post is a slightly edited reprint from one posted in the early days of the 2019 federal election. The election is a time to...
Read MoreMurray Fallis Post # 175 750 words; 3 minutes to read Murray Fallis is a lawyer with John Howard Canada. This post has a 30 second audio summary courtesy of our volunteer, Averi Brailey Twenty-six per...
Read MorePost # 173 550 words; 3 minutes to read Voice summary thanks to volunteer Averi Brailey. Most Canadians understand that immigration is good for our country and indeed essential to maintain our current level of prosperity. But one of the...
Read MorePost #172 840 words; 4 minutes to read This post has a 30 second audio summary courtesy of our volunteer, Averi Brailey Taking measures to combat human trafficking has become a major cause for federal and provincial governments in Canada...
Read MorePost #171 1700 words; 6 minutes to read. This post has a 30 second audio summary courtesy of our volunteer, Averi Brailey. This is the eighth in an ongoing series of posts sent to us by a former prisoner who...
Read MorePost # 170 820 words; 4 minutes to read This post has a 30 second audio summary thanks to John Howard volunteer Averi Brailey. Several posts on this blog have provided evidence that prisons are ineffective and expensive ways of...
Read MorePetition 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...
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