Jan 26, 2023 CBC News – Paige Parsons 6 deaths, 4 months: Central Edmonton violence prompts concern for vulnerable - Housing desperately needed, advocates say Cold, gangs, violence – that’s what people on the street confront in the attempt … [Read more...]
Justice denied…
Jan 23, 2023 National Post – Christopher Nardi Judge awards inmate nearly $200K for abuses and unlawful time in solitary confinement - Nothing in Ryan Richards’ character merited the treatment he received while imprisoned at three different … [Read more...]
Curbing violence…
Jan 11, 2023 Toronto Star – Jeffrey Bradley and Irwin Waller Public safety comes from curbing violence, not just reacting to it - Smart investment in tackling the root causes of violence reduces the need for police responses after the fact. We … [Read more...]
The art of the con…
Dec 15, 2022 New York Times – Phillip Atiba Goff The Root Cause of Violent Crime Is Not What We Think It Is This article is a must read for anyone who cares about the frustrating political context that condemns everyone to repeating what is … [Read more...]
Sentencing…
Dec 4, 2022 Toronto Star – Daniel Brown Long-awaited reforms to criminal sentencing are also sound public health policy - Bill C-5 recognized drugs as a public health problem that should be addressed through treatment programs, not through … [Read more...]
One of our best…
Nov. 17, 2022 The Reverend Dr. James V. Scott, O.C. Toronto, Ontario Jamie, who is to receive the Order of Canada, has been a tireless champion for both the Church Council on Justice and Corrections and the Smart Justice Network. The … [Read more...]
Better neighbours…
Sept 26, 2022 Governor Jay Inslee (Washington State) How Norwegian prisons prepare inmates to become better neighbors “Much about Norway’s famous prisons stands in contrast to American impressions of incarceration. The opinion of the Norwegian … [Read more...]
5 C’s…
Sept 23, 2022 Passblue - Laura E. Kirkpatrick ‘You Owe Us’: Youths Tell World Leaders at UN to Get All Kids Back in School Here’s the revised suggested fundamental curriculum for schooling – from reading, writing and arithmetic to … [Read more...]