The corrections chair of the BC Government Employees' Union says Public Safety minister Vic Toews is a little early in praising his own tough on crime agenda.Dean Purdy says downloading onto the provinces may be behind a drop in numbers for federal inmates. "The corrections branch has said the capacity inside our provincial jails is going to rise … [Read more...]
Toews hikes room and board for inmates, eliminates perks
May 9, 2012 by
Saying he wants to restore balance in the criminal justice system, Public Safety Minister Vic Toews is taking aim at perks for prisoners. In a tweet Wednesday morning, Toews says he recently learned some inmates in Canadian prisons had access to porn on their televisions, so he has put at end it. Toews is also increasing the amount inmates are … [Read more...]
