There are about eight times as many deaths (from illness, homicides and suicides) in institutions, as in the population at large. While the stresses of prison life contribute to these numbers, there are often shortcomings in the prison response to … [Read more...]
Criminalized and imprisoned women
January 18, 2013 by
Worldwide, though few compared with male inmates, poor marginalized women comprise the fastest growing prison population. In Canada, a high proportion is Aboriginal. Most have suffered abuse, and more than half their crimes are non-violent. Prison … [Read more...]
Community options required!
January 18, 2013 by
Frequently working as cooks or cleaners in the prison, women learn few marketable skills, and have less access to pre- release programs than do male inmates. Access to CORCAN and to community work releases would better prepare them for return to … [Read more...]
Human Rights in Action
January 18, 2013 by
A video by the Canadian Association of Elizabeth Fry Societies about women in prison: http://www.sistersinside.com.au/media/ConferencePapers2009/Final%20Video%20HRIA.wmv … [Read more...]
Health and hard time
January 17, 2013 by
January 16, 2013 Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ) – Adam Miller Health and hard time The association starts the first of a promising multi-part series on health issues in prisons. The listing of areas of concern is part of this … [Read more...]
Income inequality promotes crime and imprisonment
January 16, 2013 by
Groundbreaking analysis by Richard Wilkinson and Kate Pickett, authors of The Spirit Level, shows that greater economic equality-not greater wealth-is the mark of the most successful societies. In this TED talk, Richard Wilkinson charts the hard data … [Read more...]
Funding Immigration enforcement
January 13, 2013 by
January 12, 2013 (Ed note: The following two links represent quite adversarial positions, possibly politically motivated, on the question of funding for immigration enforcement in the US. We are not aware of any similar Canadian figures.) The … [Read more...]
Charities
January 10, 2013 by
January 10, 2013 Telegraph (UK) - Rowena Mason and Wesley Johnson Chris Grayling: charities may be better at helping prisoners than probation officers In Canada, charities have endured a difficult time in recent years but continue to contribute … [Read more...]
Harry Daniels
January 9, 2013 by
January 9, 2013 Federal Court of Canada: The Federal Court rules that Métis and non-status Indians are "Indians" within the meaning of s. 91(24) of the Constitution Ottawa, January 8, 2013 – A decision was issued today by the Honourable Michael … [Read more...]