Tag Archive: John Howard Society

The Future of Parole – brief by Graham Stewart

June 26, 2019 |

Presumptive Gradual Release For submission to the Parole Board of Canada Academic Think Tank on Community Corrections 2019 An Opinion Graham Stewart With this paper it is my intention to encourage discussion about the potential benefits of parole decision-making based...

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Editorial: Time for action on pardons!

January 21, 2019

This post is 600 words and can be read in 2-3 minutes. Three years ago Ralph Goodale promised ‘fairness’ with reforms to Criminal Records Act – it’s time to make good on that promise Almost 4 million people in Canada...

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Reducing crime by supporting people after release

January 2, 2019

This post is about 100 words and can be read in about 5 minutes. Everybody wants a world in which there is less crime.  That is why rehabilitation is one of the main official purposes of the criminal justice system. ...

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Health care after prison

December 9, 2018

This post is about 580 words and can be read in 3 minutes. Many people leaving Canadian jails and prisons face very significant obstacles to developing a normal life.  Despite the criminal justice system’s official goal of assisting rehabilitation, those...

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This blog: One year and 50 posts later

September 24, 2018

This post is 600 words and can be read in 3 minutes. This blog ran its first post just about a year ago.  At that time we stated the goal as being “to help build a well-informed public, which in...

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Canadian organizations in criminal justice reform

September 7, 2018

This post is under 800 words and can be read in 3 minutes. Canada has many organizations that work in the area of criminal justice reform.  Below is a list of organizations whose exclusive or main focus is on criminal...

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Financial facts on Canadian prisons

August 23, 2018 |

This post is about 600 words and can be read in 3 minutes. Canada’s jail and prison system is expensive.  Here are some facts: Total spending and comparisons Total (federal, provincial and municipal) public spending on criminal justice in Canada...

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Blog Back Online

May 30, 2018 | , , , , ,

The John Howard blog on criminal justice reform is back!  Unexpected events prevented us from posting for several months but you can expect regular posts from now on,  The blog will continue to focus on reliable information on issues that...

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