Prisoner 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...
Read More“Complete a Word Search Today, Marcus”
Post 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 MoreRace, police discretion and youth justice
Post 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 MoreListening to Justice III: Law Enforcement and the Front Line of Justice
Post #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...
Read MoreNot in My Workplace? Why Fair Chance Hiring Matters More Than Ever
Post #281 650 words; 3 minutes to read By Hanisha Brar, Mount Royal University graduate. Audio summary courtesy of volunteer Jada Lam Summary: A report by the John Howard Society of Ontario discusses the importance of helping people with...
Read MoreIncarceration Nations Network and Global Freedom Fellows
Post #280 1000 words; 4 minutes to read Audio summary courtesy of volunteer Jada Lam. Summary: The Incarceration Nations Network is an international effort to support, through a number of projects improvements in criminal justice and support for people around...
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