Oct. 16, 2013 CBC News Ashley Smith 'hopeless' weeks before death, inquest told Kim Pate thinks that Ashley Smith was stuck in a cycle of punishment. Pate testified that she wanted to have Smith transferred to hospital but that “once you're in … [Read more...]
Archives for October 2013
Old neighbourhood cops
October 15, 2013 by
Oct. 15, 2013 Toronto Star – Jennifer Pagliaro Police unit takes on community work in Somali neighbourhoods to build trust, make peace Toronto police have dedicated six officers to an effort to establish trust with Toronto’s Somali … [Read more...]
Smart Justice Community Dialogues: Some Background
October 15, 2013 by
The Smart Justice Network of Canada (SJNC) is organizing a series of community dialogue sessions across Canada in locations including Halifax, Ottawa, Toronto and Vancouver. These dialogues aim to tap into the experiences and knowledge of Canadians … [Read more...]
Kingston’s legacy!
October 9, 2013 by
Oct. 9, 2013 Toronto Star - Nicholas Hune-Brown Kingston Penitentiary's brutal legacy When this notorious and brutal prison closed last week, the United Way of Kingston sold 9,000 tickets almost overnight for tours of the testimony given to our … [Read more...]
‘Fight clubs’ in max?
October 8, 2013 by
Oct 8, 2013 Calgary Herald - Dean Bennett, The Canadian Press Edmonton Max inmates say forced to participate in sadistic prison fight club Five inmates at Edmonton Maximum Security Prison have filed a lawsuit naming the warden, guards, … [Read more...]
Migrant detention in Canada
October 7, 2013 by
Oct. 7, 2013 Globe and Mail – Joe Friesen Detained migrants continue hunger strike over Ontario jail’s conditions Started in September and put on hold, several detainees are returning to the hunger strike as a way of highlighting the … [Read more...]
Embedded nastiness…
October 4, 2013 by
Oct. 4, 2013 Canada.com – Douglas Quan, Postmedia News Federal policy on crime just plain nasty, says retired senior public safety official Mary Campbell retired in April as director general of the corrections and criminal justice directorate … [Read more...]