May 6, 2021 - In March, Ontario’s Ministry of Children, Community and Social Services closed 26 youth detention facilities, half of all facilities across the province. With an 81 per cent decrease in custody admissions over the past 15 years, many facilities were operating under capacity.…Read More
JHSO in the News
April 1, 2021 - Young people in Ontario’s youth bail system can breach bail conditions in some cases by simply not doing the dishes — a seemingly innocuous transgression that can land them right back in youth court.…Read More
March 24, 2021 - Black, Indigenous and people of colour are spending disproportionately long times incarcerated.…Read More
March 23, 2021 - Young people charged with crimes in Ontario are waiting longer for their cases to be resolved, prolonging their time behind bars or extending onerous bail conditions……Read More
March 8, 2021 - The City’s new 10-year homelessness plan, set to be complete by 2029, seeks to build as many as 1,280 new housing units for those with below-average income in Kawartha Lakes and 750 for the County of Haliburton.…Read More
February 24, 2021 - Christine LeDrew is the executive director of the John Howard Society in Sarnia-Lambton, which supports people who’s lives are affected by the justice system. She speaks with CBC Afternoon Drive host Chris dela Torre about new funding from the province’s Safe and Vital Communities Grant.…Read More
February 19, 2021 - The province’s Ministry of Health and public health units will consider the best way to vaccinate First Nations, Inuit and Métis adults in jails, according to a statement from the Ministry of Health.…Read More
February 12, 2021 - The COVID-19 pandemic has affected people in many ways, but for the homeless population, it has turned their world upside down.…Read More