by CCJC Admin | Feb 18, 2011 | Pressing Issues, Public Policy
Letters from Churches, Denominational News Following CCJC’s letter to the Prime Minister on prison building we asked churches to stand up and declare themselves. We are encouraged and excited to see a number of Churches have taken this stand. The following...
by CCJC Admin | Nov 18, 2010 | Articles
Ottawa’s Vital Signs: Social Housing and Prisons – Caleb Ratzlaff, Intern Student at CCJC On October 5, 2010, the Community Foundation of Ottawa, along with 15 community foundations across Canada, released their Vital Signs 2010 report. This is the fifth annual report...
by CCJC Admin | Jun 25, 2010 | RJ Story of the Month, Stories on Victim issues
A high school student burst into a classroom one day just after lunch break wielding a knife and began to stab another student. I will call him Dan. Dan was arrested, charged with Assault with a Weapon, and sentenced to a period of closed custody in a juvenile...
by CCJC Admin | May 25, 2008 | CCJC News and Events, Events, In the Community
One percent of the U.S. adult population is in prison. This is the highest rate in the world, even higher than Russia and China. Why are U.S. policymakers reconsidering their “tough on crime” approach? What lessons could Canadians learn from the United States about...
