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 MorePost #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 MorePost #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 MorePost #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 MoreThis 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 MorePost #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 MorePost #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...
Read MorePost 283 947 words, 6 minutes to read Audio summary courtesy of volunteer Jada Lam Post by Emily Stewart, Associate Editor and a Lead Researcher with the University of Alberta Prison Project Summary: This post is part of our new...
Read MorePost 282 600 words, 3 minutes to read Audio summary courtesy of volunteer Jada Lam Post by Felicia De Sousa , Ph D Student Summary: Evidence shows that police discretion whether to charge youth is applied unevenly by police, with racialized...
Read MorePost #282 790 words; 3 minutes to read Post and audio summary by volunteer Jada Lam Summary: Law enforcement is often the public’s first encounter with the criminal justice system. This final post in the series highlights Canadian podcasts that...
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