Yesterday a Canadian man from Calgary, Alberta was sentenced to 25 years in a U.S. prison. John Wrenshall had already spent time in jail previously for sexually abusing choir boys at a Calgary church, but clearly had not learned his lesson. When he got out, he decided to set up shop in Thailand and invited […]
Should the Punishment Fit the Crime?
This weekend I read an article in the Globe and Mail by Kirk Makin about mental illness and Canada’s Criminal Justice System. The article first describes the conditions of over-populated prisons that are not equipped to deal with the mental health issues of many inmates. It then talks about the St. Lawrence Valley Correctional and […]