Post #296 900 words; 3 minutes to read Summary: Being denied bail can be a major reason people decide to plead guilty even when they have a reasonable defense against a criminal charge. Cases of wrongful conviction are big news...
Read MorePost #281 650 words; 3 minutes to read By Hanisha Brar, Mount Royal University graduate. Audio summary courtesy of volunteer Jada Lam Summary: A report by the John Howard Society of Ontario discusses the importance of helping people with...
Read MorePost #280 1000 words; 4 minutes to read Audio summary courtesy of volunteer Jada Lam. Summary: The Incarceration Nations Network is an international effort to support, through a number of projects improvements in criminal justice and support for people around...
Read MorePost #269 900 words; 4 minutes to read By Renze Nauta, Cardus Canada Allowing the addition of positive information to criminal record files would support better employment and other outcomes for individuals wanting to rehabilitate themselves. Audio summary by volunteer...
Read MorePost #266 1000 words; 4 minutes to read. By Hanisha Brar and Kimberly Duong, student volunteers. Summary: Parents are accused of child abuse on the basis of mistaken medical diagnosis, leading to huge negative consequences for them, the children...
Read MorePost #259 1060 words; 5 minutes to read Audio summary by student volunteer Kimberly Duong. Post by Alexandra Gagnon, law student, University of Alberta Summary: This post looks at second chance options for those with a criminal record as supported...
Read MorePost #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 # 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...
Read MorePost #238 900 words; 4 minutes to read Summary: A study of 1600 young men in Quebec shows that imprisonment can badly interfere with normal life development, leading to increased recidvism. A very high proportion of the people in...
Read MorePost #234 1200 words; 5 minutes to read Audio summary by volunteer law student Hannah Lee Summary: Women released on parole face many obstacles to building good lives, some of which are a direct result of the parole system itself....
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