Six years after the death of 19-year-old Ashley Smith, significant challenges remain in respect to the management and treatment of chronic self-injury among federally sentenced women, finds an investigative report issued by the Correctional Investigator of Canada. In releasing his report, the correctional investigator, Mr. Howard Sapers, drew attention to the fact that chronic self-injury … Read more
More than twenty years after Parliament enacted the Corrections and Conditional Release Act (CCRA) allowing the Correctional Service of Canada (CSC) to enhance Aboriginal community involvement in corrections and respond to the unique needs and circumstances that contribute to high incarceration rates for Aboriginal people, disparities in opportunities and outcomes between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal offenders … Read more
Howard Sapers, Correctional Investigator of Canada, announced that M. Jean-Claude Bernheim, lecturer at Laval University, has been presented with the 2012 Ed McIsaac Human Rights in Corrections Award. More information is available online. Call 613-990-2690.
The 39th Annual Report of the Office of the Correctional Investigator was tabled in Parliament. In releasing his report, the Correctional Investigator of Canada, Howard Sapers, called attention to the dramatic increase in the number and prevalence of serious self-injury incidents in federal prisons. The full release is available online. Call 613-990-2690.
The Correctional Investigator of Canada Howard Sapers announced that Executive Director of the Canadian Association of Elizabeth Fry Societies Kim Pate will receive the 2011 Ed McIsaac Human Rights in Corrections Award. Pate has been instrumental in building coalitions with social justice organizations across the country and bringing national and international attention to issues affecting federally sentenced women. The Ed McIsaac Human … Read more
The 38th Annual Report of the Office of the Correctional Investigator was tabled in Parliament. The report contains a special focus on older offenders, those aged 50 and over, a segment of the prison population that has grown by more than 50% in the past decade. In releasing his report, the Correctional Investigator Howard Sapers … Read more
The Office of the Correctional Investigator released an independent report that finds serious funding, implementation and accountability gaps in the delivery of mental health care services in federal corrections. The full release is available online. Call 613-990-2690.
