Smart Justice Network: Dec 6, 2023 - Lift me up? MOMS of Ottawa resist CSC latest Public Relations campaign - The Mothers Offering Mutual Support (MOMS) have taken exception to the Corrections Canada campaign for a rosier image and penned … [Read more...]
Oct 30, 2023 – Phones, Mould, rats and staff shortages…
Oct 30, 2023 – Phones, Mould, rats and staff shortages… CBC News (NF) - Phone changes at HMP cutting off prisoners from outside world, inmate's mother says -Calls cost money, require credit cards set up by someone outside jail Her … [Read more...]
Sept 3, 2023 – Gender shadows…
Sept 3, 2023 – Gender shadows… The Canadian Press – Stephanie Taylor Saskatchewan, New Brunswick naming changes means 'life or death' for trans kids: - Ian The debate on gender identification in our schools has perhaps already … [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...]
Who’s listening…
Aug 16, 2022 Toronto Star Editorial (Aug 11, 2022) Policing police data collection - It's time to regulate the police collection of data including emails, text messages and image from cellphones and other devices Privacy practice in Canada is … [Read more...]
Parting shot…
March 20, 2021 Huffington Post – Althia Raj Canada's Whistleblower Law Ranks Dead Last in International Rankings - Canada was chastised for ignoring its own legal requirement for periodic reviews of the effectiveness of its whistleblower law. This … [Read more...]
Killology…
Feb 3, 2021 CNN - 'Warrior' police training is being offered across the US “Police departments across the country are being trained in an aggressive, ready-to-kill approach to police training. How has this "warrior-style" of training … [Read more...]
Cures…
June 19, 2020 Canadian Lawyer - Bernise Carolino Dalhousie law school houses the first international restorative justice lab - Lab aims to transform the justice system, safeguarding the health, safety and well-being of Canadians Dalhousie … [Read more...]