The association representing Canada’s chiefs of police is expected to meet with provincial and territorial premiers today to talk about reforming Canada’s criminal justice system. Manitoba Premier Heather Stefanson, who chairs the Council of the Federation, says premiers aim to hear chiefs’ public-safety concerns and their perspectives on how Ottawa should amend federal law, including…
Canada’s Premiers, Police Chiefs to Talk Bail Reform as Ottawa Faces Calls for Change
Family Calls for Youth Criminal Justice System Reform After Fatal Stabbing of Toronto Man by 8 Teen Girls
The family of a Toronto man who was killed in a “swarming” attack involving eight teenage girls last December is calling for changes to the youth criminal justice system. Ken Lee, 59, was allegedly stabbed by the girls in downtown Toronto near the York Street and University Avenue area on Dec. 18, 2022. The stabbing…
Professor Who Taught David Milgaard in Prison Reflects on His Story
When Carleton criminology professor Darryl Davies taught a sociology course at a Saskatchewan penitentiary in 1976, he had no idea that one of their convictions would be famously overturned. Davies’ former student, David Milgaard, died at the age of 69 in Cochrane, Alberta on May 15. But in 1969, Milgaard was a 16-year-old Winnipeg boy…
NZ Faces Global Pressure Over China Extradition Ruling
April 26, 2022
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Politicians from Australia and European nations have penned a joint letter to the New Zealand (NZ) parliament urging against the extradition of a man to China. They warn that the credibility of diplomatic assurances by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has been “consistently proven empty” and that by allowing the extradition to go forward, it…
City Attorney’s Office to Divert Some Offenders From Criminal Justice System
June 16, 2021
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LOS ANGELES—The Los Angeles City Attorney’s office will divert from the traditional criminal justice system low-level, non-violent misdemeanor offenses committed by people experiencing homelessness, mental illness or drug addiction, city attorney Mike Feuer announced June 15. The goal of the Alternatives to Incarceration Pre-Filing Diversion Program is to introduce social service interventions into the criminal…
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