UsingEvidence

Supporting the use of reliable evidence especially in the fields of education and criminal justice.

[UsingEvidence @UsingEvidence]

The Supreme Court of Canada struck down solitary confinement as not compliant with our Charter of Rights, but it has been replaced with something very similar. https://t.co/INXzXvJr8f

[Frank De Palma @FrankDePalma9]

How do I make the proponents of solitary confinement understand how solitary confinement is a living nightmare where the walls close in not just on the body, but on the soul. it is a void where time stretches into eternity, and the absence of human connection becomes a wound that never heals. In this crushing silence, the mind turns against itself, and the pain of isolation becomes so unbearable that death whispers as the only relief for many suicide is not an act of weakness, but the final act of defiance, a way to reclaim control over a life, stripped of dignity, hope, and the simple, sacred comfort of being seen.
Or maybe they just don’t care.

[UsingEvidence @UsingEvidence]

An excellent analysis of the reasons can be found here
https://t.co/MmBN4ONVb8

[John Howard Society @JohnHoward_Can]

People have a right to be tried within a reasonable time and the state has an obligation to provide an efficient justice system to ensure that happens. Why is system so slow? Under resourced? Overcharging by police? Let's fix it.
https://t.co/tzQ7YXykZ3

[UsingEvidence @UsingEvidence]

thanks to both of you for this. And here's another source on that same issue, where the facts just don't seem to matter to most people.

[Lisa Kerr @coleenlisa]

I aways learn so much from Nicole Myers. Did you know that 42% of those detained in pretrial custody (with no hearing, just in limbo) have their charges stayed or withdrawn? Even for the small number who lose a contested bail hearing, rate of stay / withdrawal still high at 32%.

[UsingEvidence @UsingEvidence]

Five Canadian organizations that provide useful information on criminal justice organizations
https://t.co/dzeLNRX8tK
@cancivlib @BCLawInstitute

[UsingEvidence @UsingEvidence]

This is one of an award-winning series of articles (more than 30 now) in Law360 Canada about his experience with the criminal justice system and prison, by 'David Dorson' (anonymous writer)
https://t.co/RrriouOHC0

[UsingEvidence @UsingEvidence]

New post on adverse social background and the missing voices of the accused in criminal justice, based on work by US legal scholar Steven Zeidman.
https://t.co/qmn3UxDeiC

[UsingEvidence @UsingEvidence]

New blog post on second chances for people with criminal records, @EmzObrien and @comebacksnacks

https://t.co/KuG3W6RzwD

[UsingEvidence @UsingEvidence]

Considerable evidence underlies the effectiveness of CoSA and other programs yet our governments seem to prefer spending a lot to lock people up rather than much less while also preventing future crime. And yet claim to base decisions on evidence! @DLeBlancNB

[John Howard Society @JohnHoward_Can]

Renowned sex offender rehabilitation program set to close in Toronto, Hamilton and Kitchener after funding loss: Closing such programs endangers vulnerable Canadians. They are much less costly than jailing repeaters. https://t.co/nJlVtR3ccH via @torontostar

[UsingEvidence @UsingEvidence]

Provincial jails across Canadas are scandalous places, much worse than federal prisons, which are plenty bad enough
https://t.co/IjSkhzZQIE
And governments want to spend billions building new ones https://t.co/Gup6REMxxR
@CPEPgroup

[John Howard Society @JohnHoward_Can]

Deplorable conditions at Toronto South Detention Centre: Judges describe conditions as "unacceptable, shocking, deplorable, harsh, oppressive, degrading, disheartening, appalling, Dickensian, regressive and inexcusable"
https://t.co/536wUCJ45e

[UsingEvidence @UsingEvidence]

There are many accounts from prisoners of the reality of being in prison - one good current one is by David Dorson (pen name) monthly in Law360 Canada. The most recent one is here https://t.co/7j5o2ATp9W

[John Howard Society @JohnHoward_Can]

Perhaps the MPs would consider spending a week eating the cook-chill food provided to prisoners, living most of the day in their bathrooms, and going without internet before concluding that prisoners are living better than most Canadians.
https://t.co/V1Y8YPt604

[UsingEvidence @UsingEvidence]

As the post shows, post-secondary is only one part of the problem of totally inadequate education programs in Canadian prisons. More here https://t.co/kyOALx1tX6 and here https://t.co/gFnCp4RT1A. @BKennedyStar

[ex-Inside Trader @insidertrading_]

@JohnHoward_Can @TorontoStar The educational programs when I was inside were terrible and designed to simply check boxes and enrich those administering them.

Had a cellie who completed his highschool diploma inside and, in a real-life example I've shared before, did not know that 1 was half of 2.

[UsingEvidence @UsingEvidence]

A summary of some of the key findings of this report, which shows that the real evidence entirely contradicts the dominant political and media narrative, is at https://t.co/EKtAWYKHGN

[Canadian Civil Liberties Association @cancivlib]

Since our last report in 2014, the law and practice of bail have drawn increasing attention from the courts, legislators, and policy-makers across the country. Their observations are concerning.

Read more here: https://t.co/RPcTIRcjOM

[UsingEvidence @UsingEvidence]

Anyone who wants to know what prison is really like (hint: it's terrible) can look here https://t.co/7j5o2ATp9W or here https://t.co/sHbLF6hfy3. There are many other good accounts as well.

[Dede @DLK2699]

@JohnHoward_Can @nationalpost Nonsense! Few facilities have anything resembling rehab & pale c/t other jurisdictions where recidivism is very low d/t research-based programs. Many uninformed ppl want inmates to either rot forever in prison or reoffend to prove their red-neck ideology.

[UsingEvidence @UsingEvidence]

It's a bad idea to base policy for the thousands in prison on the 2 or 3 worst examples. We don't suspect all police of breaking the law even though a few do.

[Toronto Star @TorontoStar]

Debate over serial killers and prison rinks is heavy on outrage, light on facts.

Not every inmate is a monster, and the idea of recreation in prisons is that some offenders can be rehabilitated and many will eventually be released. #Opinion https://t.co/j0YFReJggb

[UsingEvidence @UsingEvidence]

Many good accounts of prisoner experience ontradict this absurd claim. One current one is appearing monthly in Law360 Canada - latest one here. https://t.co/7j5o2ATp9W. The CPC line on this is only intended for political reasons.

[John Howard Society @JohnHoward_Can]

Perhaps the MPs would consider spending a week eating the cook-chill food provided to prisoners, living most of the day in their bathrooms, and going without internet before concluding that prisoners are living better than most Canadians.
https://t.co/V1Y8YPt604

[UsingEvidence @UsingEvidence]

Here's a review of studies making this essential point. The human drive to punish remains so powerful politically, despite the strong evidence that says otherwise.
https://t.co/fo5X77sWf8

[Criminological Highlights @CrimHighlights]

Both Justin Trudeau and Pierre Poilievre are vowing to "crackdown" on car thieves with harsher sentences. Perhaps they should brush up on the evidence, which has clearly shown, time and again, that this won't work ... 1/2
https://t.co/EUIKENFy3x
https://t.co/Gfh5ykJ6Uh

[UsingEvidence @UsingEvidence]

Yes - a point made many times already but ignored - as here - https://t.co/gFnCp4RT1A

[UsingEvidence @UsingEvidence]

Problems with electronic monitoring are well known. https://t.co/3FRZAeinId

[John Howard Society @JohnHoward_Can]

Use of electronic monitoring bracelets has surged in B.C. Here's how they (don't) work: Need an independent evaluation of electronic monitoring bracelets - no substitute for human connection in supporting safe community corrections https://t.co/6p6L6cgNG0 via @VancouverSun

[UsingEvidence @UsingEvidence]

Police stops overall do more harm than good says research review. @Campbell_CrmJst
https://t.co/oZL6T1cnJI

[UsingEvidence @UsingEvidence]

How a young person begins a long relationship with the criminal justice system in Canada. Part 1, more to come.
https://t.co/pX3cISK7In