Canada is nearing an important crossroads in our response to homelessness. Since
homelessness emerged as a significant problem–in fact, as a crisis–in the 1990s, with the …

To outsiders, prisons vacillate between visions of regimented order and anarchic disorder.
The place of rules in prison sits at the fulcrum between these two visions of regulation …

The rate with which pre-trial detention is used across most common law jurisdictions has
been increasing. In Canada, the rate has tripled over the past 30 years and the proportion of …

Correctional services, both institutional and within the community, are impacted by COVID-
19. In the current paper, we focus on the current situation and examine the tensions around …

Currently in Canada, there are more legally innocent people in custody in
provincial/territorial prisons than there are sentenced prisoners. This group, known as …

Building on previous studies that looked at crime in regions with relatively large Indigenous
populations, 1 this Juristat uses data from the Uniform Crime Reporting Survey (UCR) to …

Drawing on interviews conducted with former federal and provincial prisoners in Ontario,
Canada, we consider how the unique social conditions in these two institutional contexts …

Specialized courts rely on partnerships with community agencies to address multiple issues
related to offending. Despite their popularity, little is known about the implications of such …

On any given day in Ontario's provincial prisons, there are more legally innocent people in
prison than there are sentenced prisoners. Yet, little is known about the experiences of these …

To ameliorate pre-trial risk and provide some insurance to the court, a surety–someone who
agrees to supervise an accused while on bail and promises a sum of money if the accused …