Prison Reform

• Millhaven Institution warden talks about structured intervention units

  Millhaven Institution is making strides to get more modern when it comes to the necessary isolation of some prisoners, and it comes in the form of structured intervention units.

  Canada

  May 10, 2023
  
• Watchdogs, MPs slam Canada’s prison officials on treatment of Black, Indigenous inmates

  Two House of Commons committees honed in on the state of Canadian prisons this week, with MPs from all parties offering a scathing rebuke of the prison system.

  Politics

  Feb 11, 2023
  
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• Inmate hunger strike highlights problems Indigenous people face in prison

  For the past five months, Faith Eagle has been in remand at Pine Grove awaiting trial for an assault charge.

  Canada

  Nov 17, 2022
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• Calls for justice reform after New Brunswick inmate dies of COVID-19

  Skyler Sappier, a 28-year-old inmate, died of COVID-19 at the end of January. A criminologist says he shouldn't have been jailed during a pandemic in the first place.

  Canada

  Feb 8, 2022
• N.S. prison reform groups call for inmate releases as COVID-19 spreads

  So far, 20 inmates have tested positive for COVID-19 at the Nova Institution for Women and 31 have tested positive at the Central Nova Scotia Correctional Facility.

  Health

  Jan 1, 2022
• U.S. Justice Department is ‘all in’ on criminal justice overhaul: William Barr

  The measure, known as the First Step Act, gives judges more discretion when sentencing some drug offenders, eases mandatory minimum sentences and encourages inmates to participate in programs designed to reduce the risk of recidivism, with credits that can be used to gain an earlier release.

  World

  Jul 13, 2019
• Federal inmates are getting video visits, but advocates have concerns

  Corrections Canada says nationwide video visitation will help maintain family connections, but reaction is mixed.

  Politics

  Sep 5, 2018
• New York Post sparks outrage with ‘sexist’ cover mocking Kim Kardashian’s meeting with Trump

  Kim Kardashian's meeting with President Trump may have raised a few eyebrows, but the New York Post's cover page mocking the meeting has sparked full-blown online outrage. 

  Entertainment

  May 31, 2018