Smart Justice Network: Dec 14, 2023 – Missed opportunity… Toronto Star – Jacques Gallant Toronto sex assault case tossed over Ottawa’s failure to appoint Superior Court judges - “Had the judicial positions in Toronto been filled, this … [Read more...]
Dec 5, 2023 – Christmas behind bars…
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Dec 5, 2023 – Christmas behind bars… Criminal Library (UofT) “December's monthly highlight, Christmas Behind Bars, showcases issues from our penal press collection to explore the experience of the holidays while incarcerated. On display … [Read more...]
June 2, 2023 – How to tell the crime…
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June 2, 2023 – How to tell the crime… The Sentencing Project (US) - Nazgol Ghandnoosh 10 Crime Coverage Dos and Don’ts The Project is usually more pre-occupied with the judicial process of sentencing but in this case, the … [Read more...]
Feb 10, 2023 – Human decency…
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Feb 10, 2023 – Human decency… CP24.com – Joshua Freeman Toronto says no to immediate 24/7 warming centres, but will study the idea further Toronto City Council has taken a double decision against warming centers and against declaring … [Read more...]
Prison impact in sentencing…
February 1, 2023 by
Feb 1, 2023 Canadian Bar Association – Dale Smith What is cruel and unusual punishment? In a pair of rulings on mandatory minimum sentences, the Supreme Court of Canada directs lower courts to consider the impacts of imprisonment on offenders with … [Read more...]
On the streets, in the jails…
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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 to … [Read more...]
Sentencing…
December 4, 2022 by
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...]
Proposed Watchers…
November 10, 2022 by
Nov 10, 2022 CBC News – Brett Forester Chief backs call for Indigenous representation on proposed RCMP, CBSA watchdog - ‘It’s time that governments woke up and smell the coffee and begin to seriously engage Indigenous people' There is a suggestion … [Read more...]
Punishment and more…
May 27, 2022 by
May 27, 2022 The Conversation – (Queen’s University) - Jessica Templem Punishment vs. deportation: What we can learn from the case of the truck driver in the Humbolt Broncos bus crash The title of this article may be somewhat confusing until one … [Read more...]