Proposed bail reform could harm rather than protect Canadians

Recent discourse on bail reform is pushing law and policy in a direction that will harm rather than protect Canadians by further restricting access to an already onerous bail system while seemingly ignoring social science research.

Our bail system is part of a larger cycle of poverty, discrimination and incarceration that could be largely avoided with appropriate community supports and social services, writes Emilie Coyle, executive director of the Canadian Association of Elizabeth Fry Societies.Creative Commons image courtesy of Ichigo121212 on Pixabay

Opinion

BY EMILIE COYLE

May 31, 2023

“When thee builds a prison, thee had better build with the thought ever in thy mind that thee and thy children may occupy the cells.”

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