Smart Justice Network Jan 21, 2024 – Nunavut Justice… Nunavut Government Restorative Justice Diversion Program It may be helpful to know in the light of the political developments towards becoming a province that the principles of restorative … [Read more...]
Jan 7, 2024 – The mercy worker…
January 7, 2024 by
Smart Justice Network Jan 7, 2024 – The mercy worker… The Marshall Project (US) – Maurice Chammah The Mercy Worker, Illustrated - Her mission was to save him from death row — by telling the story of his life. While we have no … [Read more...]
Copaganda…
October 11, 2022 by
Oct 11, 2022 Don’t be a copagandist - A Resource for Media on Covering “Crime” and Violence - Mia Henry, Lewis Raven Wallace, and Andrea J. Ritchie with research from No More Police: A Case for Abolition No one today denies the power of language … [Read more...]
Lifers…
May 30, 2019 by
May 30, 2019 St. Leonard’s Society of Canada Life(r)’s Work: Developing a Modernized Strategy for Life-Sentenced People in Canada Known for its attention to issues around lifers (one in four inmates in Canada), this group has a strategy for … [Read more...]
More ‘big brother’…
June 22, 2018 by
June 22, 2018 The Guardian (UK) – Justin Ling Revealed: Canada uses massive US anti-terrorist database at borders Tuscan is the latest electronic device used to monitor travellers across the US-Canada border, provided by the US. Tuscan is a … [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 charged … [Read more...]
Dementia…
December 5, 2015 by
Dec. 1, 2015 Toronto Star – Editorial (Nov. 30, 2015) Canada needs a plan to deal with increase in dementia After a strident reminder that other countries, notably Japan, are dealing better with dementia, the Star is quick to point out the … [Read more...]
RJ Act in MB…
November 22, 2015 by
Nov. 23, 2015 CBC News Manitoba proclaims first-of-its-kind Restorative Justice Act - Cases handled in community, outside traditional court process RJ has long been somewhat settled in a niche that requires that the approval and domination of … [Read more...]
6,000 children…
May 30, 2015 by
May 30, 2015 CBC News – John Paul Tasker Residential schools findings point to 'cultural genocide,' commission chair says Justice Murray Sinclair says that after seven years of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission hearings across Canada he … [Read more...]