Segregation: Nobody can heal alone in a box
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...
Read MorePunishment Without Progress: Rethinking Rehabilitation in Canadian Prisons
Post #294 875 words; 4 minutes to read Summary: Written contributions on Facebook by prisoners reveal some of the realities of prison life in Canada. By: Hanisha Brar, Mount Royal University graduate. Prison is often described as a place of...
Read MoreCorrectional Investigator Critiques Mental Health Care in Prisons
Post #293 1300 words; 5 minutes to read Summary: The most recent report of Canada’s Correctional Investigator points out serious problems in the treatment of the many prisoners with mental health issues, leading to many issues after release from prison....
Read More10 Myths about Prison Life
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...
Read MoreMore programs in prison=less recidivism
Post #290 900 words; 4 mnute read Summary: In Quebec, providing more programs to prisoners in provincial jails is associated with noticeable declines in reoffending and a considerable cost-benefit ration. Audio summary by volunteer Kimberly Duong. If a major purpose...
Read MorePrisoner Experience: Religion, Chaplains and Irony
Post #288 1100 words; 6 minutes to read This post is reprinted with permission from Law360 Canada, as one of a series on prisoner experience they are publishing. David Dorson is the pen name of someone who was imprisoned some...
Read MoreCorrectional Investigator resigns over frustration with CSC inaction
Post #287 1000 words; 5 minutes to read. Summary: JHSC ED Catherine Latimer comments on the resignation of Correctional Investigator Ivan Zinger, out of frustration with years of the government and CSC ignoring his recommendations. Audio summary by volunteer Kimberly...
Read MorePrisoner experience: Taste
Post #279 1300 words; 5 minutes to read Audio summary courtesy of volunteer Jada Lam This post is reprinted in full, including the disclaimer after the text, with permission from the blog of B.C. lawyer and advocate Harpreet Ahuja. The...
Read MoreListening to Justice II: The Stories Behind the Canada’s Prisons
Post #278 1000 words; 4 minutes to read By: Post and audio summary by volunteer Jada Lam Summary: Beyond the headlines and statistics of Canadian prisons are human stories of struggle, neglect, and resilience. This post explores four podcasts that...
Read MoreNeedle exchange program in federal prisons falls short
Post #277 950 words; 4 minutes to read Summary: The needle exchange programs in Canadian prisons has serious weaknesses and fails to meet best practice standards, according to a recent study by an international group of researchers. Audio summary courtesy...
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