High rates of child abuse among Canadians in jail
This post is 700 words and can be read in about 3 minutes. Canadian jails and prisons are full of people who experienced various forms of abuse while they were themselves children, according to a summary of research recently published...
Read MoreReducing crime by supporting people after release
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. ...
Read MoreHealth care after prison
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...
Read MoreCrime in Canada: An overview
This post is about 700 words and can be read in about 3 minutes. It’s not easy to find a careful and balanced overview of crime and punishment in Canada, but anyone wanting such an overview should consult Diane Crocker’s...
Read MoreSolitary confinement – A first hand account
This post is about 1200 words and can be read in 5-6 minutes. This post was provided by a former prisoner who wishes to remain anonymous. In light of the current controversy around solitary confinement in Canada, a first-hand account...
Read MoreStormy ways or sunny weather? Prisoners’ views of Canadian prisons
This post is about 1000 words and can be read in about 5 minutes. One of the best ways of understanding the state of an institution is to listen to the people who inhabit it. We learn about the reality...
Read MoreCan Canadian prisons be improved?
This post is 800 words and can be read in about 4 minutes. The new head of the Correctional Service of Canada (CSC) has been given a huge mandate for change in that organization, which operates Canada’s federal prisons and...
Read MoreEverything you were never taught about Canada’s prison system
This post is about 700 words and takes 3 minutes to read. About a year ago, a website called intersectionalanalyst.com published a piece on Canada’s prison system. The website describes itself as “Making sense of complex social problems through information...
Read MoreThe worrying state of Canadian prisons
A previous post referenced the important work done by the Office of the Correctional Investigator, which gives an outside perspective on the state and problems of federal prisons in Canada. The previous Correctional Investigator, Howard Sapers, is now leading an...
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