The Beacon Monthly – December 1970/January 1971 - December 1970/January 1971
- Name:The Beacon Monthly – December 1970/January 1971
- Date:December 1970/January 1971
- Institution: Dorchester Penitentiary
- Topics: Christmas in prison, Community In-Reach, Crime and Criminality, Judicial Process-Appeals, Miscellaneous, Penal Reforms, Police & Policing, Prisoner Struggles, Sentencing, Views on Incarceration,
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Release Description:
This Christmas/New Year edition addresses problems with the RCMP and the part Canadian press plays in guarding civil liberties. Also included is an article suggesting a comprehensive reform of laws covering arrest, pretrial detention, and bail, an article from Break Through regarding Canada being the most prison-minded country in the world, and a piece on tattooing.
KEYWORDS: BIT Information Service, RCMP, Justice Minister John Turner, Justice Roger Ouimet, John Howard Society
Coded by: Kate Garrett