CORCAN offers rehabilitative programming, employment for offenders
This is done through on-the-job and third-party certified vocational training in manufacturing, textiles, construction, and services. In former prime minister Stephen Harper’s last budget in 2015, CORCAN operations were 'streamlined' and certain locations were closed. The consequence is that fewer offenders have the opportunity to gain these valuable and highly sought after skills.
Last week’s issue of The Hill Times featured a perspective from a network of academics and advocates who are recommending a halt to the expansion to Canada’s federal/provincial/territorial prison infrastructure. The argument is that a significant proportion of Canada’s incar...
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