by CCJC Admin | Feb 15, 2011 | Pressing Issues, Public Policy
Accelerated Parole Review (APR), is a system whereby first-time, non-violent offenders are granted parole by the National Parole Board after the longer of, 6 months or a sixth of their sentence, unless there are “reasonable grounds to believe the offender will commit...
by CCJC Admin | Feb 2, 2011 | In the Media
Watch an interview with Lorraine Berzin’s following an interview with Vic Toews, Minister of Public Safety. *Lorraine Berzins appears at 36.28 mins into the clip. CCJC’s interview on Power & Politics with Evan Solomon was last...
by CCJC Admin | Jan 27, 2011 | In the Media
In the Globe and Mail article, “Coalition of churches condemns Ottawa’s justice plan” CCJC was interviewed on the topic of our letter to the Prime Minister in which we asked him to reconsider the government’s decision to spend more on prisons...
by CCJC Admin | Jan 27, 2011 | In the Media
Gloria Galloway, Globe and Mail, Jan 26, 2011 The Church Council on Justice and Corrections, a 39-year-old coalition for justice reform that represents 11 of the largest Christian denominations, has written a strongly worded letter to Prime Minister Stephen Harper...
by CCJC Admin | Jan 12, 2011 | Pressing Issues, Public Policy
Please find our letter here in English and French. CCJC has also prepared a bulletin inserts for our prison facts graphic and our letter. Both can be found here: infographic bulletin insert pdf & jpg, CCJC’s letter bulletin insert, Infographic poster pdf...
