Tag Archive: mental health

Segregation: Nobody can heal alone in a box

August 12, 2026

Post #297 1400 words; 5 minutes to read By: Harpreet Ahuja is a lawyer, human rights consultant, and social justice advocate. Her work explores the intersection of law, policy, and lived experience—and tells the human stories behind injustice. Harpreet is...

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Issues in Canadian policing

July 15, 2026

Post #295 1,000 words; 4 minutes to read. Summary: A recent book discusses key issues in Canadian policing. Policing is controversial work.  On the one hand we have three recent killings of police officers in the line of duty, events...

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10 Myths about Prison Life

May 9, 2026

Post #291 900 words; 4 minutes to read Audio summary by volunteer Kimberly Duong. Summary: Takes on several myths about what prisons in Canada are really like. This post is reproduced with slight edits from Law360 Canada:  https://www.law360.ca/ca/criminal/articles/2402961?nl_pk=cc8cf973-41cc-42ab-a00e-ad2114da2a73&utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=ca/criminal&utm_content=2025-10-24&read_main=1&nlsidx=0&nlaidx=0 By John L. Hill...

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Imprisonment creates burdens for families

March 9, 2025

Post #261 500 words; 3 minutes to read Audio summary by student volunteer Kimberly Duong. Summary:  Interviews with 29 family members of incarcerated people shows the heavy burdens families face, often due to services not provided by the prisons. by...

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Prisoner experience: Baglee hits the big time

February 6, 2024

Post #235 1200 words; 5 minutes to read Jonathan Baglee  is currently attending Athabasca U with the aspiration of becoming a lawyer. www.linkedin.com/in/jonathan-baglee.  This is the second part of his story; part 1 is here.   Audio summary by volunteer law student Hannah Lee....

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