Post #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...
Read MoreOttawa, Ontario – The promised end to abusive solitary confinement practices did not result from Bill C-83’s legislative reforms and its implementation over the last five years. Prolonged solitary confinement, which the Ontario Court of Appeal capped at 15 days,...
Read MoreLearn about Bill C-83 and the much needed parliamentary review. This document gives you all the background information you need. Issues for the Parliamentary Review of Bill C-83
Read MorePost #243 950 words; 4 minutes to read This post was authored by graduate student Michelle Reinink based on work done by Dr Jamal Mansour and colleagues at the University of Lethbridge. La version française suit par la bénévole Rachel...
Read MorePost # 242 800 words; 4 minutes to read Summary: a criminal conviction carries many consequences that can last a lifetime. The idea that a sentence is ever ‘over’ is not consistent with reality. An earlier version of this post...
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