February 11, 2013 Mother Jones – Kevin Drum America's Real Criminal Element: Lead Here’s a lengthy article to blow your mind about all the pet theories on why the crime rates continue to plummet. It is also a pointed lesson on why people … [Read more...]
Archives for February 2013
Special: Higher Education in prisons
February 9, 2013 by
February 9, 2013 Bard College in Annandale-on-the-Hudson (N.Y.) Bard Prison Initiative to Hold Largest Commencement in Its History on January 26 at Eastern NY Correctional Facility Founded in 1999, the Bard Prison Initiative (BPI) provides … [Read more...]
Graham Stewart on NCR
February 9, 2013 by
February 9, 2013 Former John Howard Society Canada Executive Director Graham Stewart on C-54 and the Not-criminally Responsible (NCR) Here are a few initial thoughts about the Prime Minister’s Press Conference regarding the Not Criminally … [Read more...]
Practical solutions from CCPA
February 8, 2013 by
February 7, 2013 Canadian Center for Policy Alternatives - Kirsten Bernas and Blair Hamilton Creating opportunities with green jobs: the story of BUILD and BEEP These two projects come out of Manitoba and hail the ability of social … [Read more...]
Expensive pardons
February 4, 2013 by
February 4, 2013 Toronto Star Editorial Opinion: Michael Ashby Ottawa’s anti-crime agenda hurts Canadians looking for a new start Michael Ashby, director of the National Pardon Center, voices in total frustration a query about how … [Read more...]
Caught in the cracks
February 3, 2013 by
February 3, 2013 Victoria Times Colonist (BC) – Jack Knox No justice for mentally ill caught in the cracks Knox reports on the mental health implications for two murder trials now taking place. Forensic psychiatrist Dr. Shabehram Lohrasbe thinks … [Read more...]
Solitary
February 2, 2013 by
February 1, 2013 Solitary Watch – Bloggers Jean Casella and James Ridgeway State Bar Association Calls on New York to “Profoundly Restrict” Its Use of Solitary Confinement Written by the New York State Bar Association Civil Rights Committee, the … [Read more...]