January 28, 2019 - When men are released from the Toronto South Detention Centre — the much-criticized Etobicoke “superjail” that mostly houses people who have not yet gone to trial — with nowhere to go and wearing summer clothes in the dead of winter, they might end up across the road meeting Barry Corbitt.…Read More
JHSO in the News
January 25, 2019 - The society’s mission is ‘effective, just and humane responses to crime and its causes’…Read More
January 24, 2019 - The John Howard Society has its roots in helping men who jailed get a fresh start in society. But, for years now, while that focus remains, it is much more.…Read More
January 15, 2019 - The John Howard Society of Belleville has received a $20,000 grant from the Bell Let’s Talk Community Fund.…Read More
November 19, 2018 - New provincial law requires summary convictions dropped from record after 5 years
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November 5, 2018 - Former NHL-er says abuse of drugs and addiction were the results of broken past relationships…Read More
November 5, 2018 - Former NHLer and motivational speaker Theo Fleury spoke to a sold-out room (350 people) full of Saultities from all walks of life at the Marconi Club on Thursday evening as part of the John Howard Society’s 50th anniversary.…Read More
November 1, 2018 - Ontario’s nonprofit justice sector got stronger this week. Twenty of the province’s leading access to justice organizations received a Catalyst grant from The Law Foundation of Ontario.…Read More