Prisoner experience: A woman on the sex offender registry
Post #218 1300 words plus poem; 5 minutes to read Editor’s note: This post was written by a woman who is on the national sex offender registry. Although registries have been shown to be of little value in preventing or...
Read MoreIncreased policing doesn’t mean community safety
Post #214 920 words; 4 minutes to read By Emily Stewart, Associate Editor A new Toronto report confirms what many communities have known for a long time: police often do not improve community safety and may instead deepen systemic injustices....
Read MoreAlec Karakatsanis tells the real story on crime
Post #208 800 words; 4 minutes to read. Summary: US commentator Alec Karakatsanis debunks much media and political propaganda about crime. Audio summary by volunteer Hannah Lee. The last few weeks have seen an onslaught of media stories and political...
Read MoreDesistance from crime
Post #192 900 words; 4 minutes to read Audio summary courtesy of volunteer Averi Brailey. ‘Desistance’ is the concept describing the reduction or cessation of criminal activity. It is, then, of huge interest to the criminal justice community. In the...
Read MoreOp Ed – Health care in prisons
The following op-ed by John Howard articling fellow Leandra Keren appeared in the Toronto Star on Nov 30, 2021 When your jailor oversees your healthcare, neglect and torture inevitably ensue When an individual serves a federal prison sentence in...
Read MoreAlternatives to prison for racialized women
Post # 170 820 words; 4 minutes to read This post has a 30 second audio summary thanks to John Howard volunteer Averi Brailey. Several posts on this blog have provided evidence that prisons are ineffective and expensive ways of...
Read MoreSaving Lives but Facing Charges: The Good Samaritan Drug Overdose Act
Post #156. This post is 640 words, 3 minutes to read. It is followed by a graphic commentary on the issue produced by the HIV Legal Network. By Victoria Carmichael, JD Candidate at Queen’s Law. Opioid-related overdoses are on the rise....
Read MoreRethinking violent crime
Post #154 950 words; 4 minutes to read Many discussions of crime treat so-called ‘violent crimes’ as a special subset that deserves a different, and harsher, response. But there are compelling reasons to be dubious about this distinction. Many of...
Read MoreWomen in remand
700 words, 3 minutes to read Post #147 The majority of people held in Canadian provincial jails are on remand – that is, they have not been found guilty of a crime but are being held anyway for a range...
Read MoreRestorative Leisure: Transitioning into the Community After Incarceration
Post #146 560 words; 3 minutes to read by Melissa Tabet Prison remains an expensive and relatively ineffective aspect of criminal justice in Canada. Prison in Canada has an estimated recidivism rate of 27%, based on new offenses within two...
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