Article 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 MoreLes avocats demandent le retour d’un tribunal de santé mentale. L’établissement a été un chef de file depuis plus d’une décennie dans la prise d’une nouvelle approche dans les cas de santé mentale, mais fermé il ya trois ans après...
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,”...
Read MorePress Release Kingston, September 16, 2011 The John Howard Society of Canada is committed to community safety and looks forward to contributing to effective legislative reforms and supporting programs. The John Howard Society of Canada is concerned about current crowding...
Read MorePress Release April 15, 2011 The midpoint of the campaign has been reached and the leaders’ debate is behind us. Informed public discussion on a justice system that promotes” effective, just and humane responses to the causes and consequences of...
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