March 6, 2017 - British Columbia will transfer responsibility for inmate care from its Public Safety portfolio to its Health Ministry, an important change for an disproportionately unwell segment of the population that comes after years of complaints about the separate – and some say unequal – medical system in prisons.…Read More
JHSO in the News
February 24, 2017 - The North Bay office of the John Howard Society will officially open its doors next Friday.…Read More
February 8, 2017 - Province Appointing a New Judge, Expanding Bail Programs and Providing More Support for Jurors…Read More
February 8, 2017 - Another judge and expanded programs for people awaiting trial and jurors are being added to the Kingston area.…Read More
February 2, 2017 - CTV Northern Ontario report on the Sudbury Youth Rocks Program.…Read More
January 27, 2017 - The bail process has long been a discussion of reform within the Canadian criminal justice system. The discretionary nature of bail decisions offers opportunities to explore the systemic barriers in the pre-trial process and their broader connection to disparities throughout the criminal justice system.…Read More
January 26, 2017 - Forced to act by a Supreme Court that has told judges to start throwing out serious criminal cases because they’ve taken too long to get to trial, Attorney General Yasir Naqvi announced big moves Wednesday morning to help more accused get bail and to make sure weak cases don’t go to court.…Read More
January 26, 2017 - Changes come 6 months after Supreme Court unveiled strict trial deadlines…Read More