March 23, 2016 - Wolfgang Guembel, a business owner in Port Dalhousie, had his beach concession stand trashed by a group of youths last summer. He met one of them in January, in a restorative justice program of the Niagara Youth Criminal Justice Committee…Read More
JHSO in the News
March 22, 2016 - Jailing the accused until their guilt or innocence has been decided at trial is a habit that borders on an addiction…Read More
March 17, 2016 - An Ottawa justice of the peace took the unusual step Tuesday of decrying – publicly, in an opinion piece for the National Post –what she sees as dysfunction in the bail system, suggesting there’s a deep lack of respect for the rule of law.…Read More
March 17, 2016 - The minister responsible for Ontario’s jails, including the often overcrowded Ottawa-Carleton Detention Centre, says work needs to be done to reduce the number of people sitting in jail while awaiting trial.…Read More
March 7, 2016 - When a family member goes to jail, it’s not uncommon for those left behind to suffer even greater punishment. There’s shame, anger and isolation, says Donna de Jong.…Read More
March 2, 2016 - A unique local youth program is aimed at having at-risk youth gardening, cooking, dancing and crafting more positive pictures for themselves — but it needs a little financial boost.…Read More
February 25, 2016 - With fewer dollars in support because of a lagging United Way campaign, Suzanne Lajambe is trying to maintain programs she knows more Sault Ste. Marie residents will need to access in a rough economy.…Read More
February 25, 2016 - The Ontario government has provided Mohawk College and other area organizations with some “critical” funding to boost the community’s skill trades…Read More