Jan.15, 2022 Washington Post (US) - Lizzie Johnson and William Wan The ethics of a second chance: Pig heart transplant recipient stabbed a man seven times years ago Here’s an excellent introduction to the question of secondary punishments. First, … [Read more...]
Abused in jail…
February 28, 2019 by
Feb 28, 2019 CBC News – Samantha Craggs Half of Canada's prisoners were abused as children, McMaster study suggests This report supplements a truth etching its way in the US penology literature: namely that a considerable number of incarcerated … [Read more...]
FASD & holes…
September 4, 2016 by
Sept 5, 2016 The Tyee – Katie Hyslop In Downtown Eastside, Jim’s Story Shows Holes in Vast Net of Systems and Services This is a two part series on the role that housing and FASD, among other social problems, plays in the life of an Indigenous … [Read more...]
Social control…
July 14, 2016 by
July 14, 2016 Toronto Star – Reid Rusonik Police, blacks both victims of an attempt at social control Rusonik offers a perspective on the history of confrontation between police and Black persons in both the US and Canada, suggesting that the … [Read more...]
Tory legacy…
October 16, 2015 by
Oct. 16, 2015 Toronto Star – Pam Palmater Tories will leave lethal legacy for First Nations - First Nations communities face a series of overlapping crises that Ottawa has ignored for too long. The article is a state of the nation report on … [Read more...]
When are we safe?
August 24, 2013 by
Aug 24, 2013 Fox News – Phoenix, AZ 6 immigration activists arrested at protest outside Phoenix ICE facility In a protest before an ICE detention centre, the daughter a citizen, the mother undocumented ask: When are we safe? “Jaquelina … [Read more...]
We ain’t there yet!
May 20, 2013 by
May 20, 2013 Vancouver Province – I.M. GreNada We ain’t there yet! A B.C. lifer reflects on an exchange between two advocates – one a victim’s advocate, the other a conflict mediator. The views are contextualized by parenting practices. He is … [Read more...]
Prisoners’ rights & Solitary
March 29, 2013 by
March 29, 2013 Globe and Mail - Rod Mickleburgh B.C.’s provincial health officer critical of federal crime bill BC provincial health officer, Dr. Perry Kendall, says that the ‘tough-on-crime approach is not only resulting in disproportionate harm … [Read more...]