Oct 1, 2023 – Time to change… St. Leonard Society of Canada Webinar: Advocating for Least Restrictive Measures with Mary Campbell Smart Justice has often pursued Mary Campbell, a giant resource for corrections, for the benefit of her … [Read more...]
First sting…
July 17, 2020 by
July 17, 2020 Toronto Star - Alyshah Hasham A criminal charge, even minor, can trap Ontarians in a ‘vicious cycle’ of unrelated problems, report finds Much of the prison reform thinking has brought with it a need to examine the initial exposures … [Read more...]
A Norway special…
July 7, 2019 by
July 7, 2019 (Ed note: We depart the usual variety of topics to present you who follow in particular the criminal justice system with two articles from the BBC both with some considerable staying and reflective power.) BBC News – Emma Jane … [Read more...]
Fake news 2.0…
May 29, 2017 by
May 28, 2017 Globe and Mail – Eddie Greenspon and Taylor Owen ‘Fake news 2.0’: A threat to Canada’s democracy The authors draw an interesting picture on both experience of “fake news” and the studies around what has happened to date. Then they … [Read more...]
The dirt principle…
August 5, 2016 by
Aug. 5, 2016 Huffington Post – Baz Dreisinger Norway Proves That Treating Prison Inmates as Human Beings Actually Works Here’s the dirt principle laid out in all the contrariness possible. The author visits a Norway prison and by describing the … [Read more...]