August 18, 2015 - Ontario is fighting a losing battle – one that it cannot afford – to punish people for their mental health issues, claims a new report from the John Howard Society of Ontario (JHSO).…Read More
JHSO in the News
August 18, 2015 - CTV NEWS: CANADA AM
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August 18, 2015 - Ontario’s justice system is increasingly the first point of access for mental health treatment. That’s wrong.…Read More
August 17, 2015 - Ontario is fighting a losing battle by punishing people for their mental health issues, according to a new report by the John Howard Society…Read More
August 10, 2015 - A non-profit organization, which works to help inmates reintegrate outside of prison, has expanded its services to North Bay with the aim of establishing a permanent office here.…Read More
July 21, 2015 - On any given day in Canada, there are more innocent people in prison than guilty ones.
By “innocent people,” we mean those who have been accused of a crime and are being held on remand, awaiting a bail hearing or a trial. Across the country, 55 per cent of prisoners in provincial and territorial jails are not behind bars because of a conviction.…Read More
July 21, 2015 - The number of lockdowns caused by staffing shortages at jails in northeastern Ontario is increasing, according to documents obtained by the Ontario Public Service Employees Union from the Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services.…Read More
June 15, 2015 - Catching and charging people who make or download child pornography is one thing. But the real key in eradicating the behaviour is helping people stay away from it, those behind a made-in-Greater Sudbury child pornography-fighting initiative said Friday.…Read More