Smart Justice Network Dec 13, 2023 – A just verdict… CBC News – Shanifa Nasser 'No longer any doubt,' says Soleiman Faqiri's family as inquest deems Ontario jail death a homicide - Verdict confirms what 30-year-old’s family has … [Read more...]
Dec 11, 2023 – Game changer…
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Smart Justice Network Dec 11, 2023 – Game changer… (Ed note: For some time, we have been unable to post the newsletters on the website after sending them directly to you. We have resolved the technical difficulties and have again begun to post the … [Read more...]
Dec. 8, 2023 – Emotion and truth…
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Dec. 8, 2023 – Emotion and truth… CNN – Allison Morrow The US shoplifting scourge is a lot of hype with little evidence… To be sure when passion rules, statistics can be found to sustain the passion. That is the case, says Morrow, … [Read more...]
Dec 6, 2023 – Lift me up?
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Smart Justice Network: Dec 6, 2023 - Lift me up? MOMS of Ottawa resist CSC latest Public Relations campaign - The Mothers Offering Mutual Support (MOMS) have taken exception to the Corrections Canada campaign for a rosier image and penned … [Read more...]
Dec 5, 2023 – Christmas behind bars…
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Dec 5, 2023 – Christmas behind bars… Criminal Library (UofT) “December's monthly highlight, Christmas Behind Bars, showcases issues from our penal press collection to explore the experience of the holidays while incarcerated. On display … [Read more...]
Dec 2, 2023 – Could inquest recs help?
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Smart Justice Network Dec 2, 2023 – Could inquest recs help? CBC News - Shanifa Nasser New video shows Soleiman Faqiri calm, compliant with guards on morning of his death - WARNING: This story contains graphic details. The … [Read more...]
Nov. 30, 2023 – Prison crimes…
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Nov. 30, 2023 – Prison crimes… CBC News - Shanifa Nasser - Video of Soleiman Faqiri's final moments made public for 1st time since jail cell death An inquest into the death in custody of Soleiman Faqiri, a mentally ill person in the … [Read more...]
Nov 9, 2023 – Diminish, ignore and discredit…
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Nov 9, 2023 – Diminish, ignore and discredit… Toronto Star - Stephanie Levitz ‘I am not someone else’s product’: Female veteran blasts MPs after snub at parliamentary hearing - The treatment of a female Canadian Forces’ veteran at a … [Read more...]
Nov 6, 2023 – Finally, public health…
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Nov 6, 2023 – Finally, public health… Human Rights Law Centre (Australia) – Public intoxication to finally be decriminalised “From next week, people in Victoria who are identified as intoxicated in public will be supported to go to a … [Read more...]
Nov 2, 2023 – Prevention and Protection…
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Nov 2, 2023 – Prevention and Protection… Toronto Star – Editorial Board (October 31, 2023) Let’s start addressing the root cause of intimate partner violence - Two recent investigations into horrific accounts of intimate partner … [Read more...]