May 24, 2017 Globe and Mail – Patrick White Canada’s prison agency closes in on new solitary confinement rules After repeated studies and recommendations, Corrections Canada appears ready to make some significant changes to the way solitary is … [Read more...]
PTSD in Prison…
May 12, 2017 By
May 12, 2017 CBC News - Angela MacIvor Number of prison workers suffering from PTSD much higher than official stats, union says - Approximately 1 in 20 employees at federal penitentiaries have been diagnosed with stress injuries Dorchester in New … [Read more...]
AI and human rights…
February 23, 2017 By
Feb 23, 2017 Amnesty International Canada Report 2016-17: The State of the World’s Human Rights The report is just over 400 pages and offers an update on the practice and violations of human rights throughout the world. The index directs one … [Read more...]
800 delays…
February 16, 2017 By
Feb 16, 2017 Globe and Mail – Sean Fine Lawyers want to toss hundreds of criminal cases for unreasonable delays The push back from defence lawyers is starting to reveal the number of cases impacted by the Jordan decision around the appropriate … [Read more...]
Hats off for Dallaire…
December 23, 2016 By
Dec 23, 2016 Hill Times – Kate Malloy Dallaire’s on a mission and it’s not impossible Here’s a hope –filled note, one arising from a well-spring of intense suffering. At 70, former Lieutenant General and Senator Romeo Dallaire is … [Read more...]
Trial trauma…
November 8, 2016 By
Nov 8, 2016 Toronto Star – Diana Mehta, Canadian Press Case of juror in Tori Stafford murder trial seeking compensation goes to Appeal Court A 57 year old woman juror in the Tori Stafford case says that as a result of her participation in the … [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...]
Cost benefit analysis…
April 22, 2016 By
April 22, 2016 N.Y. Times – Jason Furman and Douglas Holyz-Eakin Why Mass Incarceration Doesn’t Pay The authors do a cost benefit analysis of the “staggering” growth in the nation’s prison population. The article examines both the … [Read more...]