July 26, 2019 Perilous Chronicle.com Hunger Strike at Edmonton Remand Centre, Alberta The hunger strike at the new Edmonton Remand Center may offer more than just a piece of news about discontent in prison. The additional flavour is that … [Read more...]
Digital bail…
July 20, 2019 by
July 20, 2019 Toronto Star - Alyshah Hasham Soon, intelligent machines could help decide whether to keep people in jail. It’s time to prepare Justice reformers all recognize that bail is a major issue in fairness in the legal system. It is … [Read more...]
NCR…
October 1, 2017 by
Oct 1, 2017 Toronto Star – Peter Goffin People with mental illness too often landing in prison instead of hospitals, experts say This link offers the success side of a finding of “Not Criminally Responsible” or NCR. Brian Rose killed his … [Read more...]
Mandatory going?
February 12, 2017 by
Feb 12, 2017 CBC News – Alison Crawford Liberals looking to eliminate many mandatory minimum sentences, justice minister says - Wilson-Raybould says mandatory minimums contribute to backlogs in Canada's courts The federal Liberals and the Jody … [Read more...]
Policy movement…
June 12, 2016 by
June 12, 2016 National Newswatch – Don Lenihan Policymaking as a movement: Is the public service ready for Trudeau? Lenihan recalls the discovery of how the various silos of government were linked when the digital revolution offered the … [Read more...]
Protecting children…
December 8, 2015 by
Dec. 7, 2015 Toronto Star - Laurie Monsebraaten Ontario children’s advocate gets right to learn of child deaths This revelation has to be the ultimate in the left hand not knowing what the right was doing. Irwin Elman, Ontario’s Provincial … [Read more...]
Who’s in, who’s out…
October 11, 2015 by
Oct. 9, 2015 CTV News PMO sought political gain in prioritizing certain Syrian refugees: sources Shia and Sunni Muslims need not apply! This startling message comes from the revelation that Stephen Harper is directing the choice of who is … [Read more...]
An honour for SJNC…
October 4, 2015 by
Oct. 4, 2015 Ed note: All of us here at Smart Justice Network Canada are delighted to announce that the Canadian Criminal Justice Association has awarded SJNC its 2015 CCJA Certificate of Appreciation. The award reads: Presented to THE SMART … [Read more...]
Collateral damages…
September 11, 2015 by
Sept 11, 2015 N.Y. Times (US) – Shaila Dewan The Collateral Victims of Criminal Justice This article started in the context of lesser penalties for corporate crime because the penalty may harm the lives of innocent employees and others … [Read more...]
Drawbacks in C-14…
August 24, 2015 by
Aug. 24, 2015 CBC News (BC) – Jason Proctor Law that gives locations of mentally ill offenders questioned after B.C. man threatened The revelation of the location of a man convicted for murder and released under the not-criminally-responsible … [Read more...]