May 11, 2023 – Spending on crime prevention…

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May 11, 2023 – Spending on crime prevention…   Daily Yonder (Central Appalachia, Kentucky, US) - Anya Slepyan ‘Building Prison Cells Over Homes’ in Central Appalachia - Central Appalachia has one of the highest concentrations of state … [Read more...]

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Tainted pot…

August 25, 2017 by

Aug 25, 2017 Globe and Mail – Mike Hager B.C. medical marijuana firm issues recall over tainted drugs A significant recall of medical marijuana has arrived.  The problem seems to have been identified by spot checking done by Health Canada where … [Read more...]

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Judges’ feud…

January 14, 2014 by

Jan. 14, 2013  Globe and Mail – Sean Fine Court cases to stir judges’ feud with Ottawa over sentencing rules Smart Justice has repeatedly noted the push back from Canada’s judges around the issue of giving time served credit against sentence, … [Read more...]

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Talk of peace

December 24, 2012 by

 December 22, 2012  Huffington Post – Matthew Albracht It's Time for a National Conversation on Preventing Violence The author is a founder of the Peace Alliance and in the light of the Newtown murders Albracht suggests “a comprehensive solution … [Read more...]

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