February 27, 2018 - Two years after Ontario unanimously passed legislation banning police departments from sharing information on innocent residents, the law is still not in force.…Read More
JHSO in the News
February 21, 2018 - An unusual delay in proclaiming the Police Records Check Reform Act into law has continued to undermine careers, volunteer opportunities and travel for many Ontarians whose police records include unproven, misleading or false allegations.…Read More
February 21, 2018 - (Toronto, ON) Today the John Howard Society of Ontario (JHSO) revealed the hidden but ruinous burden the criminal justice system places on police targets. Through funding from the Metcalf Foundation, JHSO released Invisible Burden, documenting the unjust impact of police record checks on peoples’ lives.…Read More
February 21, 2018 - After years of growing pressure to make changes, the Ontario government has announced what it’s calling “the boldest transformation of our corrections system in a generation.”…Read More
January 22, 2018 - Funding will allow young people facing barriers to employment to benefit from job skills training and hands-on work experienc…Read More
January 9, 2018 - When temperatures become particularly cold outside, business naturally heats up inside Sault Ste. Marie and area agencies that offer overnight shelter — or even just hot coffee and camaraderie.…Read More
January 8, 2018 - KAWARTHA LAKES-The John Howard Society of Kawartha Lakes and Haliburton will receive a $5,000 grant through the Telecare Mona Hall Fund to pilot a child abuse prevention program in the City of Kawartha Lakes.…Read More
January 2, 2018 - In the third and final story in a series on prisoner rights and labour, rabble.ca looks at some of the barriers people face finding employment, and what can be done to help them secure work.…Read More