July 18, 2014 - Queen’s Park is studying ways to standardize the system for releasing information from police checks.…Read More
JHSO in the News
July 16, 2014 - New voluntary guidelines call on police forces to keep mental health contacts and other non-disclose.…Read More
May 21, 2014 - A Star investigation shows that police allegations that were never proven or even tested in court still have power to ruin lives.…Read More
May 16, 2014 - Lack of clear rules governing the disclosure of police records has cost innocent Canadians jobs, promotions and voluntary opportunities. Ontario needs guidelines.…Read More
April 7, 2014 - TORONTO — Ontario’s jails are in the midst of a surge of cellblock violence that suggests the province’s overcrowded correctional system is simmering with tension, statistics show.…Read More
November 21, 2013 - John Howard Society launches a public campaign to combat myths about prison life.…Read More
September 18, 2013 - The John Howard Society of Ontario is joining the chorus of voices demanding reform of the province’s bail system.…Read More
September 18, 2013 - A troubling new report from the John Howard Society…Read More