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 MorePost #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 MorePost #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 MorePost #237 1300 words; 5 minutes to read A report from the CCLA shows that the public and media conversation on bail is entirely inconsistent with the research evidence, which is that bail is too hard to get, with dire...
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