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Schulich School of Law, Dalhousie University

Overcrowding

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Recent Crime Legislation: The Challenge For Prison Health Care, Adelina Iftene, Allan Manson Jan 2012

Recent Crime Legislation: The Challenge For Prison Health Care, Adelina Iftene, Allan Manson

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This article reviews the potential effects of Bill C-10 and related legislation that provide for more legal minimum sentences and reduce the possibility of conditional release. Without more resources overcrowding - an already pressing issue in Canadian corrections - will increase. We further review the potential effects of overcrowding as exemplified in other jurisdiction.


Recent Crime Legislation: The Challenge For Prison Health Care, Adelina Iftene, Allan Manson Jan 2012

Recent Crime Legislation: The Challenge For Prison Health Care, Adelina Iftene, Allan Manson

Articles, Book Chapters, & Popular Press

This article reviews the potential effects of Bill C-10 and related legislation that provide for more legal minimum sentences and reduce the possibility of conditional release. Without more resources overcrowding - an already pressing issue in Canadian corrections - will increase. We further review the potential effects of overcrowding as exemplified in other jurisdiction.