“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 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 John L. Hill practised and taught prison law until his retirement. He holds a JD from Queen’s and...
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. If a major purpose of putting people in...
Read MoreJohn Howard blog wins Clawbie award
The ‘Clawbies’ , or Canadian Law Blog Awards, are given each year to blogs that provide valuable services and information for Canadians about the law. 2025 is the 20th consecutive year in which a panel of judges has selected a...
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. Restorative justice is more than a program – as...
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...
Read MoreCorrectional Investigator resigns over frustration with CSC inaction
Post #287 1000 words; 5 minutes to read. Summary: JHSC ED Catherine Latimer comments on the resignation of Correctional Investigator Ivan Zinger, out of frustration with years of the government and CSC ignoring his recommendations. In November Canada’s Correctional Investigator,...
Read MoreJohn Howard Society of Canada comments on the bail issue
This recent CBC post features our Executive Director, Catherine Latimer, speaking to the complexity of issues around bail in contrast to the misleading and simplistic statements of many politicians. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/bail-reform-canada-justin-king-ccla-john-howard-9.7124623
Read MoreIf It Bleeds, It Leads: Media Narratives and Crime Anxiety
Post #286 700 words; 3 minutes to read By Felicia De Sousa , Ph D Student Summary: The media give a lot of attention to crime but does so in ways that ignore the larger context, thus feeding public misperceptions...
Read MoreComeback Catalyst: Helping people build jobs
Post #285 800 words; 4 minutes to read By: Emily O’Brien Audio summary courtesy of volunteer Jada Lam Summary: Comeback Catalyst is a mentorship program that helps people develop new economic activities after imprisonment. In Canada, people with criminal records face...
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