In post Katrina New Orleans, prisons and the justice system suffer from a long list of problems, many of which were there before the floods. They're also the subject of a battle being fought by community leaders to change and fix how crime is addressed in a city fighting...
Restorative Justice (RJ) isn't a new idea but in the modern day world of criminal justice, few people know about the tremendous impact it is having in different parts of the world. In an era where everyone likes to talk about being tough on crime and locking away...
It is a name that many people have already forgotten, but when the US invaded Afghanistan after 9/11, his capture made headlines around the world. "American Taliban" they called him, and everywhere you looked there was a photo of him looking all evil and dangerous. He was imprisoned at...
As I type this entry I'm listening again to a recent episode of CBC radio's The Current podcast. It is a profoundly sad and important interview with a Cambodian man (now living in Canada) who survived 4 years in the killing fields during the Khmer Rouge regime. There are...
Part of having a podcast/vlog/blog about under reported issues and global concerns, means that the good people around the world send me emails and comments asking that I look into certain issues. It is nothing short of an honor that people look to me for any such work,...
