Aug 4, 2017 Globe and Mail – Anna Mehler Paperny Canada’s jailhouse secret: Legally innocent prisoners are dying In the last five years 270 people have died in provincial jails, two thirds never having been convicted of any crime: they were … [Read more...]
Special: Bailing…
June 5, 2017 By
June 6, 2017 (Ed note: This edition is an attempt to gather some insight around the practice of bail in the criminal justice system, currently immersed in controversy and identified as a cause of both over-crowded jails and court delays. Much of … [Read more...]
Red zones and bail…
March 3, 2017 By
Mar 3, 2017 The Megaphone / Tyee (BC) – Stefanie Seccia ‘Red Zones’ Set the Marginalized Up for More Trouble, Study Finds The link offers a connection to a couple of sources where the questions around bail conditions include “red zones,” … [Read more...]
Bail-out…
December 9, 2016 By
Dec 9, 2016 Law and Style Precedent – Daniel Fish Whatever happened to Michael Bryant? You may remember the name Michael Bryant, a former Attorney General of Ontario, who was involved in a car accident that left a cyclist dead and who was … [Read more...]
Bail reform
December 2, 2016 By
Dec 2, 2016 CBC News – Kathleen Harris Conservative Senator Bob Runciman slams 'appalling' Liberal move to kill bail reform bill There’s a scrap brewing between Runciman and the Liberal government over the bail requirements when a person … [Read more...]
Peace bonds…
August 19, 2016 By
Aug. 19, 2016 CBC News – Susana Mas Canada to increase anti-terror efforts with new office to curb radicalization - Public safety minister acknowledges limitations of peace bond in Aaron Driver case Driver was the young man turned terrorist and … [Read more...]
Oversight…
April 14, 2016 By
April 14, 2016 Hill Times-on-line – Peter Mazereeuw Goodale keeping options open for CBSA oversight Oversight is the operative word since two detainees have died in CBSA custody within a week of each other. (The same issue is still following … [Read more...]