Post #285 800 words; 4 minutes to read By: Emily O’Brien Audio summary courtesy of volunteer Jada Lam Summary: Comeback Catalyst is a mentorship program that helps people develop new economic activities after imprisonment. In Canada, people with criminal records face...
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 #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 #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 # 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 #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....
Read MorePost #230 1100 words; 5 minutes to read Summary: Despite the official presumption of innocence when arrested, in reality accused persons are generally treated as if they were guilty. This post is reprinted with permission from the online publication Law360...
Read MorePost #218 1300 words plus poem; 5 minutes to read Audio summary by volunteer law student Hannah Lee. Editor’s note: This post was written by a woman who is on the national sex offender registry. Although registries have been shown...
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