Posts worth a second look
600 words; 3 minutes to read. The introductory post for this blog was in early September of 2017, just over two years ago. Since then we have posted well over 100 items on various aspects of criminal justice. Many...
Read MorePrisoner’s Stories – Breakfast at Timmie’s – Final Part
This post is about 1000 words and can be read in about 4 minutes. This is the final part of a four part story sent to us by a prisoner at a Quebec federal prison, describing a visit to an...
Read MoreOlder prisoners face serious challenges
This post is about 650 words and can be read in 3 minutes. The number of federal prisoners over the age of 50 has increased rapidly in the last decade, now reaching more than 25%. The increase is in large...
Read MorePrisoner’s Stories – Breakfast at Timmie’s – Part 3
This post is about 1000 words and can be read in about 4 minutes. This is the third of a four part story sent to us by a prisoner at a Quebec federal prison, describing a visit to an Aboriginal...
Read MoreThe many harms of remand
This post is 600 words and can be read in 3 minutes. Jailing people after arrest – the process called remand – creates many harms. Previous posts have commented on this issue, but new research by Holly Pelvin details some...
Read MorePhysical environment in prisons
This post is about 900 words and can be read in about 4 minutes. This post is taken directly from the summary of a recent report issued by the United Kingdom government. The physical environment is a crucial component of...
Read MoreThe Dutch Are Closing Prisons
This post is about 1000 words and can be read in about 5 minutes. This is a shortened version of the original article from usnews.com by Danielle Batist May 13, 2019 The number of prisoners in The Netherlands has halved...
Read MorePrisoners’ stories – Breakfast at Timmie’s – Part I
This post is about 1000 words and can be read in about 4 minutes. This is the first part of a story sent to us by a prisoner at a Quebec federal prison, describing a visit to an Aboriginal healing...
Read MoreHelping to rehabilitate sex offenders is controversial – but can prevent more abuse
This post is 800 words and can be read in 3-4 minutes. This is an edited and modified version of a paper written by Prof. Belinda Winder and Prof. Nicholas Blagden which appeared in The Conversation. The original paper had...
Read MoreCons and Kernels 2: Laughter: The Ultimate Act of Defiance
This post is about 950 words and can be read in 3-4 minutes. By Emily O’Brien This is the second post about my experience with the criminal justice system. The first post is here. The pop star Bono coined the...
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