Who Deserves Our Mercy?
I have a friend who serves as a pastor in one of the larger correctional facilities in Canada. He believes he has one of the greatest ministries in the world because he has an opportunity every day to...
View ArticleRough Justice
Dear Jim, Do you ever hear a news story that haunts you? Some injustice that makes you angry or some freak accident that makes you weep? Lately I can’t stop thinking about a little boy in Arizona. His...
View ArticleVideo: Correctional and Justice Services
Chances are you know someone who has fallen on the wrong side of the law. Since 1883, The Salvation Army in Canada has been a leader and innovator in the provision of programs and services that meet...
View ArticleI Was in Prison … and You Visited Me
When Jesus walked the earth, he encouraged his followers to reach out to those in prison. He spoke of his kinship with men and women who were incarcerated: “… I was in prison and you came to visit me…....
View ArticleYouth Justice Chaplain Peers Behind the Mask
Sherri Golisky outside the Roy McMurtry Youth CentreAs a Salvation Army chaplain working with marginalized and at-risk youth in the justice system,” says Sherri Golisky, “the most difficult challenge I...
View ArticleCraig’s List
Paul in front of the Halifax Centre of Hope with intake worker Charlie Pitman (left) and John den Hollander, the chaplain who visited Paul in prison Paul Craig had stopped at the mall to make a quick...
View ArticleEpisode 1: Joy Wade Finds Redemption
In this video, Joy Wade speaks about why she is a member of The Salvation Army, what Jesus means to her and why we should never give up. For more information about Joy, please read her story below the...
View ArticleRedemption Stories
Some politicians say it’s time to get tough on crime. Media reports suggest that we lock criminals up and throw away the key. But for Freedom Ministries, it’s never too late for redemption. Based in...
View ArticleVolunteers 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...
View ArticleA 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...
View Article“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...
View ArticleWho Deserves Our Mercy?
I have a friend who serves as a pastor in one of the larger correctional facilities in Canada. He believes he has one of the greatest ministries in the world because he has an opportunity every day to...
View ArticleRepairing the Harm
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...
View ArticleTrials and Tribulations
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...
View ArticleLife 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...
View ArticleA 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...
View ArticleCourtside
“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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