No way out…

Oct. 7, 2022 Globe and Mail – Tom Cardosa No way out - Once behind bars, racialized people are far less likely to get paroled when they are eligible. A Globe analysis examines why This article is dated Feb 2020 but draws attention to the … [Read more...]

On progress…

Oct 3, 2022 CBC News - Truth and Reconciliation Count Beyond 94 – Truth and Reconciliation in Canada The link is to a program tracking the responses to the 94 recommendations from the Truth and Reconciliation Commission.  “The site provides … [Read more...]

Review miscarriages…

May 18, 2022 Globe and Mail – Patrick White Senators call for exoneration of 12 Indigenous women who endured ‘systemic inequality’ in Canada’s criminal justice system Is it possible that in Canada there could be a gross miscarriage of justice … [Read more...]

Re-entry jobs…

May 13, 2022 Lawyer’s Daily – John Hill Finding a job for ex-con… This link elaborates on the difficulty of all formerly incarcerated persons in getting employment once released.  There is usually a question on a job app about criminal record … [Read more...]

Facial recognition…

July 9, 2020 Toronto Star – Alex Boutilier, Wendy Gillis and Kate Allen Clearview AI to pull out of Canada and stop working with RCMP amid privacy investigation Clearview is the US Company selling the access and use of their facial recognition … [Read more...]

Hurry up!

Feb 29, 2020 Toronto Star - Warren (Smokey) Thomas, Contributor and president of the Ontario Public Service Employees Union Ford hires U.S. firm to push Ontarians off welfare A hit team against the poor and vulnerable? A US company will get paid … [Read more...]

Prisons – No one safe…

Feb. 22, 2020 The Marshall Project - Joseph Neff and Alysia Santo Mississippi Prisons: No One's Safe, Not Even the Guards - Too many prisoners, too few officers leads to violence. The reputation of prisons in Mississippi leaves nothing to the … [Read more...]

Lifers…

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...]