Oct 17, 2018 CBC News – Kathleen Harris Liberals move to end solitary confinement of federal prisoners Bill C-83 is now in draft form and Ralph Goodale is proposing structural intervention units instead of segregation units. “Under the new … [Read more...]
She-devil – mad, bad, or sad…
October 15, 2018 By
Oct. 15, 2018 Manchester Guardian Long Read (UK): Helena Kennedy The myth of the she-devil: why we judge female criminals more harshly In the light of the current controversy over the decision to allow Terri-Lynn McClintic to pursue healing … [Read more...]
Next steps for RJ…
October 6, 2018 By
Oct 5, 2018 – Next stretch for RJ… A very special Thanksgiving gift to lovers of justice… Senate Open Forum on Restorative Justice Under the co-chairmanship of Retiring Senator Art Eggleton, and Senator Raymonde St. Germain, the Senate of … [Read more...]
Military & Juries…
October 1, 2018 By
Oct 1, 2018 CBC News – Lee Berthiaume Court drops bomb by ruling against constitutionality of military justice system The Canadian Military Appeals Court has dropped a legal bomb silently and without warning. The process used for trying … [Read more...]
Poor justice…
September 8, 2018 By
Sept 9, 2018 Toronto Star - Alok Mukherjee Policing society’s poor is unjust and ineffective Mukherjee, a former chair of the Toronto Police Services Board, weighs in on the issue of pursuing poor people for fines and delinquency in paying court … [Read more...]
Safe migration…
August 31, 2018 By
Aug 31, 2018 Davos – World Economic Forum – Anne Gallagher 3 reasons all countries should embrace the Global Compact for Migration The final draft of Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration has been recommended to the UN for … [Read more...]
‘Sinister’ seniors…
August 24, 2018 By
Aug 24, 2018 The Star Vancouver – Melanie Green Meet the self-described ‘sinister seniors’ taking a stand against Trans Mountain — and going to jail for it Tired of being retired and just old without worthy pursuits? Here’s an … [Read more...]
Jail violence…
August 21, 2018 By
Aug 21, 2018 Toronto Star – Peter Edwards Coroner’s inquest called into three prison drug deaths The Elgin Middlesex Detention Centre, in London, On, is back in the news as an inquest is scheduled around the drug deaths of three inmates. … [Read more...]
The struggle with history…
August 19, 2018 By
Aug 19, 2018 Toronto Star – Thomas Rohner Video shows officers punching and kicking this Inuk man on three separate occasions. Advocates warn his case is part of a trend This article points to a disturbing increase in unnecessary, and … [Read more...]
Dad Hero…
August 12, 2018 By
Aug. 11, 2018 Canadian Families and Corrections Network (CFCN) Dad HERO (HELPING EVERYONE REALIZE OPPORTUNITIES) This organization (CFCN) is helping families cope with some of the fall-out on families and children from the jailing of parents. … [Read more...]