Tarpaper – July 1973 - July 1973
- Name:Tarpaper – July 1973
- Date:July 1973
- Institution: Matsqui Institution
- Topics: Correctional Policies, Crime and Criminality, Crime Causation-Correlation, Educational or Vocational Training, Entertainment, Health-Physical, Human Rights, Mandatory Supervision-Warrant Expiry, Mental Health, Miscellaneous, Parole-Conditional Release, Parole/Mandatory Release, Penal Reforms, Prisoner Struggles, Rehabilitative- Reformative Programs, Sports, Views on Incarceration, Violence and Abuse of Power,
- Release Description:
This large issue has a focus on parole, including an editorial on flaws in the system, a letter from the National Parole Board with parole statistics, recidivist statistics for Canadian prisons, and a question and answer piece regarding temporary absences. Also included is a discussion between the Commissioner of Penitentiaries and the prison committee, an article on prison reform and public safety, and a piece on how public reaction to escapees has caused Ottawa to tighten controls on prisons. Also discussed are experiments on prisoners, the appointment of a Correctional Investigator, and prisoners looking for compensation for injuries sustained during a riot at Kingston.
KEYWORDS: Commissioner of Penitentiaries Paul Faguy, “shock probation”, Criminal Injuries Compensation Act, Correctional Investigator, temporary absence, Alcoholics Anonymous
Coded by: Kate Garrett