The July decision directs Correctional Service Canada to begin recording the temperature in the prison's maximum-security area, and install air conditioning, but nearly a month later CSC has not committed to following the ruling. Read full story

The agency continues to investigate complaints against its own personnel, including ones involving immigration detention, as a new report on a former employee’s case renews scrutiny of the delayed independent review regime. Read full story

From taking part in bail hearings to leading the effort to reform the laws that guide them, Keith Torrie says his practical experience lent him important perspectives in the making of C-14. Read full story

The John Howard Society of Canada filed a complaint on behalf of prisoners who are 'vulnerable to extreme heat due to their age and/or disability,' as Canada’s prison watchdog says high temperatures put incarcerated people at risk. Read full story

To keep up with peer countries, we need comprehensive federal animal welfare legislation and independent oversight. Read full story

The law may have changed, but targeted communities will not be safer unless police, prosecutors, and public institutions learn how to translate legal reform into protection and prevention. Read full story

Supreme Court nominee Glenn Joyal also appeared before the House Justice Committee on June 29 as part of a regular process of reviewing appointments to Canada's top court. Read full story

Calls to defund the police were not to starve them of resources, it was about reducing their power and instilling accountability. We had a chance to do so, and blew it. Read full story

The federal government should respect democratically adopted legislation and immediately commit to adopting regulations that define protection orders as any protection order, as required by the Firearms Act. Read full story

Motivated by his own experiences as a physician, Senator Mohamed-Iqbal Ravalia says he saw the difficulty in diagnosing the disorder, and how that could lead to a 'cycle' of potential impacts including mental health and substance use problems, and encounters with the justice system. Read full story