Post #253 570 words; 3 minutes to read La version française suit par la bénévole Rachel Cauver Summary: Being jailed increases the chances of being homeless, and makes it harder to escape that situation. Audio summary by volunteer Kimberly Duong....
Read MorePost #252 ~847 words; 5 minutes to read Summary: Though commonly perceived as a space of pain and deprivation, prison can sometimes also serve as a place of safety and refuge. Research conducted at the University of Alberta reveals that...
Read MorePost #251 1200 words; 6 minutes to read La version française suit par la bénévole Rachel Cauver Audio summary courtesy of volunteer Kimberly Duong. The latest report from the Correctional Investigator highlights inadequate prisoner pay and systemic failures in addressing...
Read MorePost #250 940 words; 4 minutes to read Audio summary by volunteer Kimberly Duong. This post is a summary of a blog post from the Prison Policy Initiative in the US: Research roundup: Evidence that a single day in jail...
Read MorePost #249 1100 words; 5 minutes to read Summary: The annual report (CCRSO) released by Public Safety Canada reveals important and troubling aspects of our criminal justice system. Audio summary courtesy of volunteer Kimberly Duong. The annual Corrections and Conditional...
Read MorePost #248 900 words; 4 minutes to read Audio summary by volunteer Kimberly Duong. Summary: A new Canadian project and website provide information on more than 2000 deaths over the last 20 years in jails and prisons and in interactions...
Read MorePost #247 549 words; 2 minutes to read Summary: Given the significant gaps between research and policy in criminal justice, often due to the sensationalism of crime and barriers to accessing research, the need for easily accessible, evidence-based information is...
Read MorePost #246 970 words; 4 minutes to read La version française suit par la bénévole Rachel Cauver Voice summary by volunteer Kimberly Duong. Our criminal justice system rests on the belief that bad deeds merit punishment – and the...
Read MorePost #545 1000 words; 5 minutes to read By Benjamin Perrin. Audio summary courtesy of volunteer Kimberly Duong. Benjamin Perrin is a law professor at the University of British Columbia and the author of the bestselling book, Indictment: The Criminal...
Read MorePost #244 1100 words; 5 minutes to read. This post is reprinted with permission from Law360 Canada, one of a series on prisoner experience they are publishing. The original link from February 2023 is https://www.law360.ca/ca/articles/1761102. This series of posts recently...
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