Trust in Prison: A Risk Worth Taking?
Post #275 900 words; 4 minutes to read By Emily Stewart, Associate Editor Summary: While trust involves risk, especially in a place like prison, so does withholding it. A study from Norway highlights rare moments where trust emerged in custody,...
Read MoreOntario ombudsman on the problems in provincial jails: A comment
Post #271 700 words; 3 minutes to read Editor’s note: I asked one of our terrific student volunteers to review the recent report by Ontario’s ombudsman on the state of provincial jails. She was so incensed by what was in...
Read MorePrison Discipline Punishes the Mentally Ill: A Call for Oversight in British Columbia’s Provincial Correctional Centres
Post #270 880 words; 4 minutes to read Audio summary courtesy of volunteer Kimberly Duong. By Harpreet Ahuja, lawyer and human rights consultant based in Vancouver. From 2021 to 2023, she was one of the first four external independent decision-makers...
Read MoreImprisonment creates burdens for families
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...
Read MoreDorson: Christmas in Prison
Post #256 1100 words; 5 minutes to read Audio summary courtesy of volunteer Kimberly Duong This post is reprinted with permission from Law360 Canada, one of a series on prisoner experience they are publishing under the pen name David Dorson....
Read MoreLatest report from Correctional Investigator raises more issues in prisons
Post #251 1200 words; 6 minutes to read La version française suit par la bénévole Rachel Cauver Audio summary courtesy of volunteer Kimberly Duong. The latest report from the Correctional Investigator highlights inadequate prisoner pay and systemic failures in addressing...
Read MoreDeaths in custody in Canada: Tracking (in)justice
Post #248 900 words; 4 minutes to read Audio summary by volunteer Kimberly Duong. Summary: A new Canadian project and website provide information on more than 2000 deaths over the last 20 years in jails and prisons and in interactions...
Read MoreThe Real Story on Bail Reform
Want to know what kind of bail reform is really needed in Canada? Check out this short news conference on CPAC by John Howard Society of Canada and partner organizations to hear the facts on bail in this country. https://www.cpac.ca/episode?id=a8cc6627-40b9-41d3-b05b-6f7617f6ebf2...
Read MoreMany issues in provincial jails in Nova Scotia
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 MoreIndigenized prison programs: A human right, but not a solution
Post #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...
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