Post #168 720 words; 4 minutes to read By Christie-Anna Jagdeo, post graduate para-legal student The physical design of prison is often overlooked but could play a significant part in the wellbeing of prisoners, specifically concerning recidivism. Some other...
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Read MorePost #167 650 words; 3 minutes to read Dr Baz Dreisinger is a professor of writing at the John Jay College of Criminal Justice in New York City. In this work she has been very involved in programs that teach...
Read MorePost #166 675 words; 3 minutes to read As readers of this blog know, the bulk of people in provincial jails in Canada – more than 60%, or about 15,000 people on any given day – are held despite not...
Read MorePost #165. This post is 930 words, 5 minutes to read. By Victoria Carmichael, JD Candidate at Queen’s Law. Approximately 676 women are incarcerated in federal prisons on an average day (Public Safety Canada, 2019). Yet, there is little...
Read MorePost #164 960 words; 4 minutes to read This is the seventh in an ongoing series of posts sent to us by a former prisoner who wishes to remain anonymous. Previous posts in this series are here (#1) here (#2) ...
Read More1100 words; 5 minutes to read Post #163 One of the challenges in criminal law is what to do about crimes that took place many years ago. Should these still be prosecuted after many years? And if we prosecute, do...
Read MoreA series of forums focusing on the use of solitary confinement in the federal prison system. Including calls to action, the international standard on the use of solitary confinement and the legal response to the charter challenge to end this...
Read MorePost #162 750 words; about 3 minutes to read If you watch, listen to or read media coverage of crime, try paying attention to the use of adjectives. You will find that they are common in crime reporting, but not...
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