Post #220 850 words; 4 minutes to read Audio summary courtesy of volunteer Gillian Sherman. Summary: A report by the East Coast Prison Justice Society shows that there are serious and persistent problems with conditions in Nova Scotia jails, exacerbated...
Read MorePost #219 1000 words; 4 minutes to read Audio summary by volunteer law student Hannah Lee. Summary: The Youth Criminal Justice Act led to many improvements but some substantial challenges remain. By Emily Stewart, Associate Editor John Howard Society Week...
Read MorePost #217 950 words; 4 minutes to read. By Justin Tetrault, University of Alberta. Summary: Access to appropriate programs for Indigenous prisoners in Canada is inadequate even though these important programs will not resolve the issues related to over-representation...
Read MorePost #214 920 words; 4 minutes to read By Emily Stewart, Associate Editor A new Toronto report confirms what many communities have known for a long time: police often do not improve community safety and may instead deepen systemic injustices....
Read MorePost #209 About 800 words; 4 minutes to read By Emily Stewart, Blog Associate Editor Audio summary courtesy of volunteer Hannah Lee Summary: Discusses four of the main issues in the 2021 report of the Correctional Investigator on Canada’s prisons....
Read MorePost #198 680 words; 3 minutes to read This audio summary by volunteer Hannah Lee. Last September we published a post on the report by the Senate of Canada Committee on human rights of prisoners in Canada. The Committee was...
Read MorePost #197 970 words; 4 minutes to read. Audio summary by volunteer Hannah Lee. The enormous over-representation of Indigenous people in Canada’s courts and prisons is well known. As one way of dealing with this problem, the Supreme Court of...
Read MorePost #196 770 words; 3 minutes to read Audio summary by volunteer Averi Brailey It’s hard to find anyone outside the government that is a fan of the Correctional Service of Canada (CSC), which operates federal prisons and parole. Previous...
Read MorePost #194 700 words; 3 minutes to read Audio summary by volunteer Averi Brailey Since 1995, Canada has introduced a wide range of mandatory minimum sentences for various crimes, with a another big expansion under the Harper government. ...
Read MorePost #191 980 words; 4 minutes to read Audio summary by volunteer Averi Brailey This post, by Canadian scholar Dr. Vicki Chartrand, is reproduced with permission from the website of the Australian Institute for International Affairs. Dr Vicki Chartrand is...
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