John Howard Society of Thunder Bay & District

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The John Howard Society of Thunder Bay is dedicated to creating genuinely safer communities and fostering a truly effective criminal justice system. We help people to turn away from a life of crime in a variety of ways and with a suite of programs and activities. You can explore these in detail under the services menu.

Latest JHS Ontario News

Record of employment – The Coast

August 28, 2018 - Criminal record checks are an increasingly common part of job hunting, but for former inmates looking to reenter society, they’re also a discriminatory barrier to finding employment.…Read More

Prisoner’s Justice Day – What’s being done in Sudbury to draw attention to some of the issues inmates face? – CBC

August 14, 2018 - A group of people will be gathering outside the Sudbury Jail today to remember inmates who have died in prison. We’ll learn how Prisoners’ Justice Day came to be, and why it continues to be important more than four decades later. We heard from John Rimore is the executive director of the John Howard Society of Sudbury.…Read More

Prisoners’ Justice Day highlights ongoing mental health issues in prisons – CBC

August 14, 2018 - Annual event honours inmates who have died violent or unnatural deaths…Read More

Prisoners’ Justice Day : When he was inside, Larry Nault had no name — now he’s speaking out – Sudbury.com

August 14, 2018 - People need to remember many prisoners are eventually released into the community, says John Howard society director…Read More