Nov. 23, 2022 APRT Report / Justice Teams Network (US) Interrupting Intimate Partner Violence – A Guide for Community Responses without Police This report is a startling presentation around intimate partner violence acknowledging the consequences … [Read more...]
Blueprint for change…
June 30, 2021 by
June 30, 2021 Senate of Canada – Standing Committee on Human Rights Human Rights of Federally-Sentenced Persons - The human rights of people serving sentences must be at the heart of Canada’s correctional system if its goals of safety, … [Read more...]
Public Health wins…
April 18, 2021 by
April 18, 2021 BC Government News B.C. moves forward on drug decriminalization, new overdose emergency response funding In a news release dated April 14, 2021, the BC Minister of Mental Health and Addictions Sheila Malcolmson has announced that … [Read more...]
A long time coming…
March 23, 2021 by
Mar 23, 2021 “Spring has sprung, The grass has riz, I wonder where the flowers is?” (Bugs Bunny via David Axlerod of the Axe Files) John Howard Society Unequal Justice: Experiences and outcomes of young people in Ontario’s youth bail system The … [Read more...]
Gladue still…
July 27, 2020 by
July 27, 2020 CBC News – Colin Perkel Law barring conditional sentences for some offences is unconstitutional, court rules The conflict is between the Gladue prescription that the court must consider the Indigenous circumstances before sentencing … [Read more...]
The Digital trail…
July 20, 2020 by
July 20, 2020 Toronto Star – Betsy Powell and Alyshaw Hasham Inside Ontario’s first major criminal trial by Zoom The Zoom effort saw informal exchanges and departure from the usual dress as well as a pleasing reaction from defense lawyer Reid … [Read more...]
Reparations…
March 14, 2019 by
Mar 14, 2019 Manchester Guardian (US Desk, UK) – Peter C. Baker In Chicago, reparations aren’t just an idea. They’re the law This is another striking long read from the Guardian; perhaps the story is too bold to be told by the US media. Jon Burge … [Read more...]