Photo by Caroline Martins from Pixabay How a society responds to and deals with its members who break or fail to follow its most basic rules is often rooted in its history and cultural values. Canada’s background is intimately tied to British traditions and practices in light of our history as a colony from the […]
The Many Faces of ‘Corrections’: A call for universal reform
Photo by RODNAE Productions from Pexels A call for universal reform In my study of our court and prison methods, I found… a great wastage of human lives – a failure to reclaim and utilize them. E.N. Foss, 1914 Perhaps the least understood part of our criminal justice system is the correctional or prison system. […]
How Inmates in Canadian Prisons Suffer
Photo by Donald Tong from Pexels Mental health crises for which there are few resources COVID-19 lockdowns Overuse of solitary confinement A racialized justice system that criminalizes Indigenous Peoples and Black Canadians A lack of preparation for re-entry into society These are the tip-of-the-iceberg issues faced by inmates in Canada’s federal and provincial prisons. And […]
Transgender Inmates in Canada
Photo by kerplode from Pixabay Individuals may identify with a gender that goes along with their sex given at birth, they may identify with a gender that is different from their sex given at birth, or they may identify with a non-traditional notion of gender. “Transgender” characterizes those who identify with a non-traditional gender. The Ontario […]
