Scrapping Cowansville prison’s education program short-sighted
The decision to scrap the CÉGEP program is wrongheaded. Many prisoners say higher learning changed the way they saw society, and helped them understand how to contribute after serving their sentences, writes Senator Bernadette Clement.

If we want safer streets, we can’t ignore what happens once someone is incarcerated—and what they need before they’re released.
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