Tag Archive: women

Imprisonment creates burdens for families

March 9, 2025

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...

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The power of second chance

February 6, 2025

Post #259 1060 words; 5 minutes to read Audio summary by student volunteer Kimberly Duong. Post by Alexandra Gagnon, law student, University of Alberta Summary:  This post looks at second chance options for those with a criminal record as supported...

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Parole is challenging for women leaving prison

January 24, 2024

Post #234 1200 words; 5 minutes to read Audio summary by volunteer law student Hannah Lee Summary: Women released on parole face many obstacles to building good lives, some of which are a direct result of the parole system itself....

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Alternatives to prison for racialized women

June 12, 2021

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...

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Women in remand

August 14, 2020 |

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...

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