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Volunteers for 27 Years
Brian and Anne Newell Brian and Anne Newell were court reporters in the criminal court in Kingston, Ont. That was where they first met Majors Fred and Doreen Mills, who were The Salvation Army workers...
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A Heart Unchained
Brian Turner was only seven years old when he witnessed his mother murder his stepfather, a horror that would define his life for the next 30 years. Racking up 60 convictions and many jail terms, Brian...
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“Play It Again, Barrie!”
Voices raised in song and trained musicians playing in harmony are not exactly standard fare at most correctional facilities in Canada, but they are at Mission, a federal correctional institution in...
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On the first day of school, the custodian arrived early to unlock the doors. It was a new school and the whole community had worked hard to make sure it was ready in time. But as he got closer, he...
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Thirty years ago there were no corrections services in Newfoundland and Labrador. No visitation programs to offer hope to inmates or transition assistance after their release. No victims services to...
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Life After Prison
The women who meet for coffee in the comfortable living room of a large, Tudor-style house discuss starting a book club, celebrating birthdays and doing chores—and laugh as they plan a retirement party...
View ArticlePartners in Outreach
At 3 a.m. in the streets of Canada, very few offices or public places are open. It’s not the best time of day for a person without safe shelter to seek help, get a hot coffee or find a place to lay...
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A Healing Place
“I grew up around alcohol and drugs, and I started smoking pot and drinking alcohol when I was 12. In my late teens, I’d progressed to cocaine, and that’s when I started dealing it, because I wanted to...
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Courtside
“I learned about the importance of presence, just being there and listening,” says Melanie McInnes, who is studying forensic psychology at the University of Ontario Institute of Technology in Oshawa,...
View ArticleLight in the Dark
Last summer, as a student court support worker with The Salvation Army’s correctional and justice services, I shadowed the chaplain for Old City Hall and Metro North Court in Toronto. We started every...
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