Smart Justice Network Dec 13, 2023 – A just verdict… CBC News – Shanifa Nasser 'No longer any doubt,' says Soleiman Faqiri's family as inquest deems Ontario jail death a homicide - Verdict confirms what 30-year-old’s family has … [Read more...]
Innocence…
November 25, 2022 by
Nov. 25, 2022 The Conversation (Queen’s) - Joanna Pozzulo and Emily Pica Eyewitness misidentification is the leading cause of known wrongful convictions Wrongful convictions are sufficiently common that the legal system is looking to understand … [Read more...]
Judges to rule…
August 24, 2021 by
Aug 24, 2021 Globe and Mail – Sean Fine Nova Scotia Court of Appeal rules to consider history of racism, marginalization in cases For some time now, Canada has had the Gladue ruling requiring judges to consider the personal and cultural background … [Read more...]
Screaming into silence…
July 2, 2021 by
July 2, 2021 McLean’s – Cindy Blackstock Screaming into silence – Cindy Blackstock: I believe those little spirits buried on the grounds of residential schools came to ensure the work gets done to end the injustices facing survivors Blackstock, a … [Read more...]
Lessons…
March 16, 2021 by
March 16, 2021 Think Global Health.org – Ted Alcorn How Norway's Prisons Have Weathered a Pandemic - Its famously progressive correctional system is anomalous, but still has lessons for other countries Lots of justice people greatly admire … [Read more...]
Special
March 30, 2019 by
Mar 31, 2019 60 Minutes to Feature Success of Vera’s Restoring Promise Initiative at Repurposing a Maximum Security Prison Unit - CBS 60 Minutes - Sunday, March 31 at 7PM EST German-style prison rehab leads inmate to college basketball team and … [Read more...]
The prescription drug…
August 5, 2015 by
Aug. 5, 2015 Globe and Mail – Jacqueline Nelson The high-stakes battle of medications, insurers and the government While many drug users do not realize that there is a list of drugs called a formulary that any drug plan will pay for, and … [Read more...]