Purposes, what to expect, how to participate, copyright and reproduction Why this blog? Crime and criminal justice are topics of great interest to people. They are frequently reported in the news, a common subject of public conversation, and therefore of...
Read MoreArticle from The Globe and Mail. By Patrick White. Photo by Morry Gash/AP. Canada’s prison agency denies that it uses solitary confinement and contends that its method for isolating inmates causes none of the health problems generally associated with prison...
Read MoreArticle from TVO Air Date: Nov 16, 2016 The Ontario government recently appointed Howard Sapers, the federal correctional investigator, to look into the use of segregation – generally known as solitary confinement – and ways to improve the province’s prison...
Read MoreArticle from Broadbent Institute. Posted by Catherine Latimer. Making a prisoner spend four years isolated in a plexiglass cell under the constant glare of artificial light is a form of custody that shocks Canadian sensibilities. It is difficult to believe...
Read MoreOTTAWA – Anti-poverty advocates are asking the federal government to invest $3.2 billion annually starting next year to update old and build new affordable housing units across the country. The pre-budget ask from seven groups is aimed at helping the...
Read MorePress Release On every anniversary of the suicide death of Edward Nalon in a segregation cell in Millhaven Penitentiary on August 10th, 1974, Canadians have held a vigil to mark all prisoner deaths. Many prisoners fast and decline to work...
Read MoreFor immediate release Long-term solitary confinement is cruel and unusual punishment, torture, lawyers say January 19, 2015, Vancouver – Today, the BC Civil Liberties Association (“BCCLA”) and the John Howard Society of Canada (“JHSC”) filed a lawsuit against the Attorney...
Read MoreFor Immediate Release July 23, 2014 Report: over half of those behind bars in Canada’s provincial jails have not been convicted or sentenced. It’s time to fix our broken bail system. Ottawa — Today, the Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA)...
Read MoreFor Immediate Release July 23, 2014 Statement by Catherine Latimer, Executive Director of the John Howard Society of Canada on the need to fix our broken bail system. “Today, the Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA) released a comprehensive study calling...
Read MorePress Release Catherine Gogan and Catherine Latimer, National Post · Jul. 18, 2012 In a recent article (“The payoff for being tough on crime”, July 11), Public Safety Minister Vic Toews claims that the John Howard Society “distorts the facts,”...
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