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People, not prisons
Sunday, March 25th, 2012
March 14, 2012
Investing in people, not prisons, would be a good start in addressing the problems that so often contribute to society’s ills… Inmates return to Canadian streets without counselling, without rehabilitation, without mental health care, without addiction treatment and without the supports necessary to be successfully reintegrated into communities. Interest in rehabilitation has been lost in favour of punishment. This crime legislation will make us less safe as a country. Instead of prisons, use the money to lift people out of poverty, improve health care, addictions and mental health care, end child poverty and homelessness…
Tags: budget, crime prevention, ideology, poverty, standard of living
Posted in Child & Family Policy Context | No Comments »
Failure to meet mental health needs
Tuesday, September 28th, 2010
Sep 28 2010
Warehousing inmates and denying treatment does nothing to prepare them for life in the community and in many ways it puts every Canadian at risk. The lack of programs and services and the denial of mental health care and treatment must become a human rights issue. Inmates broke the law but their punishment shouldn’t be a death sentence through the denial of appropriate care and treatment.
Tags: crime prevention, mental Health, rights
Posted in Inclusion Debates, Social Security Debates | No Comments »
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