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Reducing Ontario’s Provincial Carceral Footprint through Correctional Reform  


Author:  Jean-Philippe Crȇte.; Andrea Monteiro.; Howard Sapers.


Source: Volume 28, Number 01, Fall 2018 , pp.7-12(6)




Journal of Community Justice (formerly Journal of Community Corrections)

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Abstract: 

This article provides an overview of recommendations made by the Independent Review of Ontario Corrections (IROC) regarding the use of gradual release mechanisms such temporary absences, provincial parole provisions, current attempts at strengthening community supports in Ontario, and the need to better support Indigenous peoples who come into contact with the criminal justice system.

Keywords: Criminal justice system, Canada; Independent Review of Ontario Corrections, corrections reform, community supports, Indigenous peoples and criminal justice

Affiliations:  1: Independent Review of Ontario Corrections (IROC); 2: Independent Review of Ontario Corrections (IROC); 3: Simon Fraser University.

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