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Elizabeth Comack
Let the sentence fit the crime, not the criminal
Previously published in the Winnipeg Free Press September 11
Cuts to community groups would send wrong message
Previously pubished in the Winnipeg Free Press June 25, 2024
Manitoba Government Cuts Undermine Safety and Justice
As the Winnipeg Free Press reported on June 27, 2023, the Manitoba government has recently earmarked $3.4 million to add 19 Crown prosecutors and six…
Why Don’t We Just Care?
Previously published in the Winnipeg Free Press March 30, 2023 In “A Tale of Two Sentences” (March 18, 2023 Winnipeg Free Press) Dean Pritchard reports…
Fast Facts: Jim Silver has built a remarkable career as an academic, author, and activist.
Jim’s academic studies started at the University of Winnipeg, where he graduated with a B.A. (Honours) in Political Science in 1975. He went on to…
Fast Facts: Why the Pain for Women in Manitoba Jails?
The Free Press (May 23 and 26, 2018) recently reported on the case of an Indigenous man who served more than six months in jail…
Fast Facts: Honouring a Quiet Warrior – Larry Morrissette
First published in the Winnipeg Free Press, Sept 28, 2016 The recent death of Larry Morrissette is a major loss, not only to his family…
The tough on crime strategy has not made our communities safer
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Fast Facts: The Tough on Crime Strategy Has Not Made Our Communities Safer
Crime rates in Canada have been steadily declining for more than a decade, yet prison populations have been increasing in recent years. Commentators have attributed…
The Impact of the Harper Government’s “Tough on Crime” Strategy
Hearing from Frontline Workers Download 521.95 KB37 pages Crime rates in Canada have been steadily dropping for over a decade, while prison populations have been…
Fast Facts: “Indians Wear Red”
Aboriginal Street Gangs in Winnipeg They were kids when they started. Teenagers locked up in the youth detention centre, watching movies about American street gangs.…
What Happens When the Bed Bugs Do Bite?
The Social Impacts of a Bed Bug Infestation on Winnipeg’s Inner-City Residents Download 1.11 MB31 pages Bed bugs (Cimex lectularius) are making an international comeback,…
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