Skip to main content
Home / News / Press Release: Civil Society Organizations: Locking People up is Not the Answer, Invest in Communities to Improve Public Safety

Press Release: Civil Society Organizations: Locking People up is Not the Answer, Invest in Communities to Improve Public Safety

10/30/2024

Press Release: Civil Society Organizations: Locking People up is Not the Answer, Invest in Communities to Improve Public Safety 

CAEFS, along with The Council of Elizabeth Fry Societies of Ontario (CEFSO), The Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA), The Barbra Schlifer Commemorative Clinic, Luke’s Place and Professor Nicole Myers, Queen’s University collaborated on this press release in response to the shortsighted and dangerous calls for amendments to the Criminal Code from the Ontario government, aimed at tightening bail legislation.

You might be interested in

Statement on the Discovery of 215 Children at a Kamloops Residential School

The Canadian Association of Elizabeth Fry Societies is holding the families and communities of the 215 children who were found at the site of the Kamloops Residential School in our […]

Work with us: Regional Advocate Lead, Atlantic Region

We are currently hiring for a part-time contract position, with estimated start date in April 2023. The Atlantic Regional Advocate Lead will bolster human and legal rights-based support for incarcerated […]

Joint Statement in solidarity with Indigenous families mourning the murder of four Indigenous women

As we observe the 16 Days of Activism on Gender-Based Violence and the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women, the announcement of charges in the murder […]

Canadian Association of Elizabeth Fry Societies
[email protected]
(613) 900-4605
Registered Charity 108074980RR0001

Get support

© 2021 Canadian Association of Elizabeth Fry Societies | Proudly designed by Intent
Website Illustrations by Cherylanne James

Footer Background Image