Metamorphosis – The Yves Côté story
Post #206 1200 words; 5 minutes to read. Summary: Some highlights from Yves Côté’s book about his life, more than 30 years of which was spent in prison. Audio summary courtesy of volunteer Bella Kiss. Note: In reviewing this post,...
Read MoreSenators report that prisons (not prisoners) routinely break the law
Post #198 680 words; 3 minutes to read This audio summary by volunteer Hannah Lee. Last September we published a post on the report by the Senate of Canada Committee on human rights of prisoners in Canada. The Committee was...
Read MoreCorrectional Investigator’s latest annual report
Post # 189 980 words; 4 minutes to read. Audio summary courtesy of volunteer Averi Brailey. The Correctional Investigator is responsible for dealing with complaints about Canada’s prisons. His annual report is often very revealing about the state of these...
Read MoreOp Ed: Stop the Solitary Confinement Shell Game; Respect the Rule of Law
This post marks the first in a series of opinion pieces we will be publishing to hear voices on important issues in criminal justice. This piece is by John Howard Canada Executive Director Catherine Latimer, and it marks the beginning...
Read MoreMassive changes needed in prison system: Senate report
Post #177 740 words; 3 minute read 30 second audio summary courtesy of volunteer Averi Brailey. Canada’s prison system would be totally transformed if the recommendations in a recent Senate report were adopted, though the report seems to have garnered...
Read MoreSpecial intervention units still not working
Murray Fallis Post # 175 750 words; 3 minutes to read Murray Fallis is a lawyer with John Howard Canada. This post has a 30 second audio summary courtesy of our volunteer, Averi Brailey Twenty-six per...
Read MoreAdd your voice against solitary confinement!
Petition 3023 was tabled before Parliament earlier this month. Petition 3023 calls on Parliament to end the practice of abusive solitary confinement, implement measures adding more transparency within federal prisons and ensure the rights of prisoners are safeguarded. The JHSC...
Read MoreThe Canadian Prison System: A “Broken” Institution
Post # 169 925 words; 4 minutes to read By Martina Arcuri, recent political science graduate After a year of consultation with prisoners and staff, journalist Justin Ling, in an article in Macleans, illustrated many of the problems in the...
Read MoreJohn Howard comment on solitary confinement
https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/life-in-solitary-takes-torturous-toll-574292452.html
Read MoreA model of misinformation – The CSC Annual Report
Post # 160 About 900 words; 3-4 minutes to read. Transparency is an often used word but seldom observed practice in government. Nowhere is this contradiction between theory and practice more evident than in the annual report of the Correctional...
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