New: incarceration-rateAll contenthive-129948krhive-196917steemzzanhive-183959hive-166405hive-180932hive-185836photographyuncommonlabhive-183397hive-150122hive-101145hive-188619hive-144064bitcoinkrsuccesshive-145157lifehive-184714hive-193637hive-181136hive-109690hive-103599TrendingNewHotLikersprisonfreepress (30)in canada-prisons • 7 years agoToking while white: A get out of jail cardAs a middle-aged woman, you get used to becoming invisible. Bartenders no longer see you, never mind taxi drivers. It’s not surprising to have your partner turn to you with a start and say, “Whoa! I…prisonfreepress (30)in canada-prisons • 7 years agoFewer prisoners on parole isn’t making us saferWe are wasting money on prisons in Canada. Not that we should remove them, but they are certainly being overused. Prior to the mid-1990s it was widely accepted that imprisonment is a necessary evil…prisonfreepress (30)in canada-prisons • 7 years agoNumber of Indigenous people in prison now a human rights issue says Correctional InvestigatorCanada’s Correctional Investigator said the number of Indigenous people locked up in prisons across the country is now a human rights issue. “That the incarceration rate for Indigenous people…prisonfreepress (30)in canada-prisons • 7 years agoJustice system report slams Alberta for hiding Indigenous incarceration ratesThe government of Alberta is being lambasted in a review of Canada’s justice system as the only province to keep secret the number of Indigenous people it has locked up over the last five years.…prisonfreepress (30)in canada-prisons • 7 years agoNumber of women in federal prisons is up, and advocates think they know whyThe number of women in federal prisons has jumped significantly in Canada in the last decade, and advocates say that's evidence of what happens when community support programs are cut. There are…
