February 28, 2013 The Sentencing Project (Washington, DC - US) – Marc Mauer The Changing Racial Dynamics of Women’s Incarceration The study looks at the changing racial characteristics of women sentenced to prison from 2000-2009: about half as … [Read more...]
Archives for February 2013
Aboriginal justice failing
February 27, 2013 by
February 27, 2013 CBC News Justice system failing First Nations, report finds. Iacobucci urges action to get aboriginal representation on Ontario juries Seeing a lack of Aboriginal participation in the jury pool is indicative of a much wider … [Read more...]
Collision!
February 21, 2013 by
February 21, 2012 The Texas Tribune - Brandi Grissom Andre Thomas: Mental Health, Criminal Justice Collide The first of a six part series investigating the collision between mental health and criminal justice, this article about pursuing the … [Read more...]
Community development rather than jail cells
February 20, 2013 by
February 20, 2013 Winnipeg Free Press – John Hutton More jail cells won't solve overcrowding Hutton reacts to the failure of the Manitoba government to take seriously the report of its own adult capacity review committee. The committee’s … [Read more...]
Prison costs revised
February 19, 2013 by
February 19, 2013 Livingston Daily.com – Paul Egan – Gannett News Service Michigan prison costs high despite fewer inmates, staff Lots of the rhetoric around growth in prisons and mass incarceration has prompted realization about the cost of … [Read more...]
An evidence base?
February 19, 2013 by
February 18, 2013 CBC News – Kady O’Malley Liberal MP demands evidence behind mentally ill offender crackdown O’Malley reports that Liberal and former Justice Minister Irwin Cotler has filed on today’s (Feb. 14) Notice Paper a series of … [Read more...]
Policing costs
February 13, 2013 by
February 13, 2013 Globe and Mail – John Ibbitson Death of Internet bill gives Toews new life to beat the drum on policing costs Ibbitson says that the government does not plan to renew the funding (expiring in April) for extra police officers put … [Read more...]
Honouring the children
February 13, 2013 by
February 12, 2013 BC Representative for Children - Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond Honouring Kaitlynne, Max and Cordon Responses to the recent announcement by Stephen Harper of the government’s intent to deal differently – read more harshly - with NCR’s … [Read more...]