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"Women don't belong in cages" poster

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Press Release June 22, 2010 (Ottawa) - The True Cost of Bill C-25: The Truth in Sentencing Act (PDF) 
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May 3-4, 2010 Forum Agenda

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Press Release June 29, 2009 (Ottawa) - Corrections Should Have Released Ashley's Files Says Privacy Commissioner (PDF 23 KB)

Correcting Corrections Must Be A Priority - March 3, 2009 (PDF 24 KB)

Effective Crime Prevention Poster (PDF 4.9 MB)

Handbook: Human Rights in Action
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Smoking Ban Press Advisory – June 4, 2008 (Ottawa)
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Press Release - National Women's Group Rejects the Notion of an Omnibus Bill – October 17, 2007 (Ottawa)
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Press Release - In Recognition of the National Day of Action in Canada,
Women at International Conference Demand Freedom for the Sake of All Children – June 29, 2007 (Darwin, Northern Territory, AUSTRALIA)
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CAEFS Submission to the CSC Review Panel-2007 – June 10, 2007
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Submission of the Canadian Association of Elizabeth Fry Societies to the Standing Committee on Justice, Human Rights, Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness (39th Parliament) Regarding Bill C-10: An Act to amend the Criminal Code (Minimum Penalties for Offences Involving Firearms) – November 2006
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Submission of the CAEFS and the Native Women's Association of Canada to the Standing Committee on Justice, Human Rights, Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness (39th Parliament) regarding Bill C-9 - Act to amend the Criminal Code – October 2006
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Press Release - National Women's Group Applauds Amnesty International – May 28, 2007
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Press Release - New Fellowships Partner Community Leaders with Ryerson University and the University of Ottawa – September 5, 2006
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10^th Anniversary of the Arbour Commission Report
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Press Release - 10 Years and Waiting – May 9, 2006 (Ottawa)
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Letter to parliamentary parties regarding the Optional Protocol to the UN Convention against Torture and other Forms of Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment – December 10, 2005
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Endorsed open letter to Prime Minister of Canada regarding the Optional Protocol to the UN Convention against Torture and other Forms of Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment(bilingual) – December 10, 2005
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Letter to the Attorney General of Canada and Minister of Justice, The Honourable Irwin Cotler, Regarding Mandatory Minimum Sentences – November 6, 2005
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Prison Industrial Complex: Advocacy, Activism and Social Change
Comments of Kim Pate in Melbourne, Australia - 21 July 2005 at the Sisters Inside Conference: Is Prison Obsolete?
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Prisons: The International Response to Poverty, Abuse & Mental Illness
Presented at the Monash University Conference - June 21, 2005 - Prato, Italy
Presented by Kim Pate, Executive Director CAEFS
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11th United Nations Congress on Criminal Justice and Crime Prevention, Bangkok April 22, 2005 Prisons: Canada's Default Response to Poverty, Homelessness and Mental Illness – Especially for Women
Prepared by Kim Pate
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Questions for Candidates in the 2008 Federal Election
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Prisons: The Latest Solution to Homelessness, Poverty and Mental Illness
Calgary WomenSpeak Series - September 18, 2003
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Ontario Conference of Judges: Access to Justice Plenary
May 21, 2003
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Women & Girls in Prison: Canada's Alternative to Equality & Justice
Winnipeg LEAF Breakfast - October 24, 2002  

Why we should form an international coalition against women's imprisonment...
Brisbane, Australia - November 29, 2001  

Report on the CAEFS - CASAC Conference Women's Resistance: From Victimization to Criminalization
Ottawa - October 1-3, 2001  

Women and Corrections Conference - Keynote Address
Adelaide, Australia - October 31, 2000

Correcting Corrections Must Be A Priority - March 3, 2009 (PDF 24 KB)

Smoking Ban Press Advisory – June 4, 2008 (Ottawa)
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Press Release - National Women's Group Applauds Amnesty International - May 28, 2007
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Press Release - 10 Years and Waiting - May 9, 2006 (Ottawa)
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Press Release - Implement the UN Human Rights Committee's Recommendations - November 3, 2005
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Press Release - UN Human Rights Committee Blasts Canada: Women Call for Action - November 3, 2005
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Press Release - More Promises to Women Not Kept – March 8, 2005
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Press Release - Canadian Groups Call On UN Human Rights Committee To Hold Canada Accountable for Human Rights Violations - October 18, 2005
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Press Release - National Women's Group Denounces Regressive Law & Order Agenda as Costly and Ineffective – May 29, 2006 (Ottawa)
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The 20^th Anniversary Committee of the Equality Clause / Le Comité du 20^e anniversaire de la clause sur l'égalité
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11th United Nations Congress on Criminal Justice and Crime Prevention, Bangkok April 22, 2005 Prisons: Canada's Default Response to Poverty, Homelessness and Mental Illness – Especially for Women
Prepared by Kim Pate
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Developing International Norms and Standards to Meet the Needs Of Criminalized and Imprisoned Women
Prepared by Kim Pate, Executive Director(CAEFS) and Debbie Kilroy, Director, Sisters Inside (Australia)
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Press Release - Deafening silence on women's issues
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CAEFS' Battered Women's Defence Committee Work

Justice for Battered Women -- Denied, Delayed ... Diminished: Jails are Not the Shelters Battered Women Need

Questions for Candidates in the 2008 Federal Election

Aboriginal Women

• Press Release - In Recognition of the National Day of Action in Canada,
  Women at International Conference Demand Freedom for the Sake of All Children – June 29, 2007 (Darwin, Northern Territory, AUSTRALIA)
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• 10^th Anniversary of the Arbour Commission Report
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• The Lived Experience of Discrimination: Aboriginal Women Who are Federally Sentenced & The Law: Duties and Rights
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• Native Women's Association of Canada (NWAC) - Detailed Position of the Native Women's Association of Canada on the Complaint Regarding the Discriminatory Treatment of Federally Sentenced Women by the Government of Canada filed by the Canadian Association of Elizabeth Fry Societies
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• Dangerous Offender Designation Overturned "Finally, Justice for Lisa Neve!"
• The Risky Business of Risk Assessment Submission of the Canadian Association of Elizabeth Fry Societies to the United Nations Human Rights Committee Examining Canada's 5th Report Regarding the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
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Battered Women

• Battered Women's Defence Committee Update
• CAEFS' Battered Women's Defence Committee Work
• Justice for Battered Women -- Denied, Delayed ... Diminished: Jails are Not the Shelters Battered Women Need
• Response to the Department of Justice re: Reforming Criminal Code Defences: Provocation, Self-Defence and Defence of Property
• Review of cases of women imprisoned for defending themselves against abusive partners

Classification/Maximum Security

• CAEFS' Response to the Discussion Draft Circulated by the Correctional Service of Canada Regarding the New Maximum Security Units in the Regional Women's Prisons (a.k.a. Intensive Intervention in a Secure Environment)
• Correcting Corrections Must Be A Priority - March 3, 2009 (PDF 24 KB)
• Position of the Canadian Association of Elizabeth Fry Societies (CAEFS) Regarding the Classification and Carceral Placement of Women Classified as Maximum Security Prisoners
• The Risky Business of Risk Assessment

Community Release Issues

• Position of the Canadian Association of Elizabeth Fry Societies (CAEFS) Regarding the Conditional Release Options Required by Federally Sentenced Women
• Release Housing Program for Women (in PDF only- 385k)

Crime Prevention

• Effective Crime Prevention Poster
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Dangerous Offender Designation

• Dangerous Offender Designation Overturned "Finally, Justice for Lisa Neve!"
• The Risky Business of Risk Assessment Submission of the Canadian Association of Elizabeth Fry Societies to the Standing Senate Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs Regarding Bill C-2: An Act to amend the Criminal Code and to make consequential amendments to other Acts. February 2008
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Electoral Issues

• Questions for Candidates in the 2008 Federal Election
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Human Rights

• Correcting Corrections Must Be A Priority - March 3, 2009 (PDF 24 KB)
• Handbook: Human Rights in Action
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• Commission of Inquiry into certain events at the Prison for Women in Kingston
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• 10^th Anniversary of the Arbour Commission Report
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• Letter to the Prime Minister - November 3, 2005
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• Submission of the Canadian Association of Elizabeth Fry Societies to the United Nations Human Rights Committee Examining Canada's 5th Report Regarding the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
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• Developing International Norms and Standards to Meet the Needs Of Criminalized and Imprisoned Women
  Prepared by Kim Pate, Executive Director(CAEFS) and Debbie Kilroy, Director, Sisters Inside (Australia) - View in PDF format (122k)
• Submission of the Canadian Association of Elizabeth Fry Societies to the United Nations Human Rights Committee Examining Canada's 4th and 5th Reports Regarding the Convention Against Torture - View in PDF format (156k)
• 50 Years of Canada's International Commitment to Human Rights: Millstones in Correcting Corrections for Federally Sentenced Women
• CAEFS' Response to the Canadian Human Rights Commission's Consultation Paper for the Special Report On the Situation of Federally Sentenced Women
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• Consultation Paper for the Special Report on the Situation of Federally Sentenced Women
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  • 1) CAEFS' Submission to the Canadian Human Rights Commission for the Special Report on the Discrimination on the Basis of Sex, Race and Disability Faced by Federally Sentenced Women
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  • 2) The Lived Experience of Discrimination: Aboriginal Women Who are Federally Sentenced & The Law: Duties and Rights
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• Complaint Regarding the Discriminatory Treatment of Federally Sentenced Women by the Government of Canada

Submissions to the Canadian Human Rights Commission

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Press Release - More Promises to Women Not Kept – March 8, 2005

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Letter to the Canadian Human Rights Commission, Chief Commissioner Mary Gusella, March 7, 2005

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CAEFS' Response to the Systemic Review and Special Report of the Canadian Human Rights Commission

Amnesty International

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Canadian Association of Elizabeth Fry Societies (CAEFS)

1)CAEFS' Submission to the Canadian Human Rights Commission for the Special Report on the Discrimination on the Basis of Sex, Race and Disability Faced by Federally Sentenced Women

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2)The Lived Experience of Discrimination: Aboriginal Women Who are Federally Sentenced & The Law: Duties and Rights

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3)CAEFS' Response to the Canadian Human Rights Commission's Consultation Paper for the Special Report on the Situation of Federally Sentenced Women

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Canadian Federation of University Women - Letter of Support

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DisAbled Women's Network of Canada (DAWN) - Federally Sentenced Women with mental Disabilities: A Dark Corner in Canadian Human rights

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Federation of Legal Community Centres

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National Association of Women and the Law (NAWL) - Federally Sentenced Women: Canada's Breach of Fiduciary Duty and Failure to Adhere to International Obligations

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National Council of Women of Canada (NCWC) - Letter of Support

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Native Women's Association of Canada (NWAC) - Detailed Position of the Native Women's Association of Canada on the Complaint Regarding the Discriminatory Treatment of Federally Sentenced Women by the Government of Canada filed by the Canadian Association of Elizabeth Fry Societies

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Sisters Inside, Australia - Letter of Support

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Strength in Sisterhood (SIS) Society - 2003 Submission to the Canadian Human Rights Commission Regarding the Discriminatory Treatment of Federally Sentenced Women

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West Coast Prison Justice Society - Letter of Support

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Women's Legal Education and Action Fund (LEAF) - The Tip of the Iceberg: Barriers to Disclosure of the Abuse and Mistreatment of Federally Sentenced Women

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National Organization of immigrant and Visible Minority Women

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Press Releases Regarding the Human Rights Review - May 14, 2003

• Amnesty International Canada
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• Canadian Association of Elizabeth Fry Societies (March 8, 2001 & May 14, 2003)
  Press Release - March 8, 2001 - View in PDF format (16k)
  Press Release - May 14, 2003 - View in PDF format (17k)
• DisAbled Women's Network Canada (DAWN)
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• Joint Effort
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• National Association of Women and the Law (NAWL)
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• National Council of Women of Canada (NCWC)
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• Native Women's Association of Canada (NWAC)
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• Strength in Sisterhood (SIS)
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• Women's Legal Education and Action Fund (LEAF)
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• Womyn 4 Justice
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• Womenspace
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Imprisonment of Women

• Correcting Corrections Must Be A Priority - March 3, 2009 (PDF 24 KB)
• Handbook: Human Rights in Action
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• Resolution of CAEFS: Sexual Exploitation, Prostitution and Trafficking (May 2008)
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• Resolution of CAEFS: Sexual Exploitation, Prostitution and Trafficking
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• Press Release - National Women's Group Rejects the Notion of an Omnibus Bill – October 17, 2007 (Ottawa)
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• CAEFS Submission to the CSC Review Panel-2007 – June 10, 2007
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• Commission of Inquiry into certain events at the Prison for Women in Kingston
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• 10^th Anniversary of the Arbour Commission Report
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• Developing International Norms and Standards to Meet the Needs Of Criminalized and Imprisoned Women
  Prepared by Kim Pate, Executive Director(CAEFS) and Debbie Kilroy, Director, Sisters Inside (Australia)
  View in PDF format (122k)
• Submission of the Canadian Association of Elizabeth Fry Societies to the United Nations Human Rights Committee Examining Canada's 5th Report Regarding the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights - View in PDF format (160k)
• Submission of the Canadian Association of Elizabeth Fry Societies to the United Nations Human Rights Committee Examining Canada's 4th and 5th Reports Regarding the Convention Against Torture - View in PDF format (156k)
• 11th United Nations Congress on Criminal Justice and Crime Prevention, Bangkok April 22, 2005 Prisons: Canada's Default Response to Poverty, Homelessness and Mental Illness – Especially for Women
  Prepared by Kim Pate - View in PDF format (154k)
• Developing International Norms and Standards to Meet the Needs Of Criminalized and Imprisoned Women
  Prepared by Kim Pate, Executive Director(CAEFS) and Debbie Kilroy, Director, Sisters Inside (Australia) - View in PDF format (122k)
• Onzième Congrès des Nations Unies pour la prévention du crime et la justice pénale - View in PDF format (122k)
• CAEFS' objections to proposed prisoner publication bill
• The Jettisoning of Juvenile Justice? The Story of K - View in PDF format (23k)
• Position of the Canadian Association of Elizabeth Fry Societies (CAEFS) Regarding the Exchange of Services Agreement (ESA) Between the Correctional Services of Canada (CSC) and the Government of British Columbia
• Recent Issues Impacting Women's Imprisonment in Canada
• Release Housing Program for Women (in PDF only- 385k)
• The Risky Business of Risk Assessment
• Submissions of the Canadian Association of Elizabeth Fry Societies: Five Year Review of the Corrections and Conditional Release Act

Increased Criminalization of Poverty

• Resolution of CAEFS: Sexual Exploitation, Prostitution and Trafficking (May 2008)
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• Remember Kimberly Rogers
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Literacy

• Sentencing People to Learn?: The Future of Literacy in Prisons
• Report on the LITERACY NEEDS Of Women in Conflict With The Law
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LSD Experiments

• LSD experiments on women in prison at Kingston

Mandatory Minimum Sentences

• Letter to the Attorney General of Canada and Minister of Justice, The Honourable Irwin Cotler, Regarding Mandatory Minimum Sentences - November 6, 2005
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• Press Release - National Women's Group Denounces Regressive Law & Order Agenda as Costly and Ineffective – May 29, 2006 (Ottawa)
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• Response to the Department of Justice: Reforming Criminal Code Defences: Provocation, Self-Defence and Defence of Property
• Submission of the Canadian Association of Elizabeth Fry Societies to the Standing Committee on Justice, Human Rights, Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness (39th Parliament) Regarding Bill C-10: An Act to amend the Criminal Code (Minimum Penalties for Offences Involving Firearms) November 2006
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• Submission of the Canadian Association of Elizabeth Fry Societies to the Standing Senate Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs Regarding Bill C-2: An Act to amend the Criminal Code and to make consequential amendments to other Acts. February 2008
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Mental Health

• Correcting Corrections Must Be A Priority - March 3, 2009 (PDF 24 KB)
• DisAbled Women's Network of Canada (DAWN) - Federally Sentenced Women with mental Disabilities: A Dark Corner in Canadian Human rights
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• Mental Health Services: Elizabeth Fry Societies - Results of CAEFS Survey
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• CAEFS' Response to the Correctional Service of Canada's Proposed Mental Health Strategy for Women Prisoners (2002 draft version)
• The Risky Business of Risk Assessment

P4W Arbour Inquiry

• The Commission of Inquiry into Certain Events at the Prison for Women in Kingston
• P4W & the Segregated Maximum Security Units for Women in Men's Prisons to Close in Two Years
• Phase II Submission of the Canadian Association of Elizabeth Fry Societies to the Commission of Inquiry into Certain Events at the Prison for Women in Kingston
• CSC And The 2 Per Cent Solution: The P4W Inquiry

See also, the following sections of this web site: Classification/Maximum Security, Community Release Issues, Dangerous Offender Designation, Human Rights, LSD Experiments, Mandatory Minimum Sentences, Mental Health, P4W Arbour Inquiry, Responses to Proposed Legislative Changes

Restorative Justice

• Response: This Woman's Perspective on Justice. Restorative? Retributive? How about Redistributive?

Sexual Exploitation, Prostitution and Trafficking

• Resolution of CAEFS: Sexual Exploitation, Prostitution and Trafficking
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Submissions to Parliamentary and Senate Committees

• Submission of the Canadian Association of Elizabeth Fry Societies to the Senate Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs Regarding Bill C-25: An Act to amend the Criminal Code (limiting credit for time spent in pre-sentencing custody)
  (October 2009)
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• CAEFS' objections to proposed prisoner publication bill
• CAEFS' Submission to the Standing Committee on the Status of Women, Women and Justice Roundtable: December 9, 2004
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• Finance Committee Submission: Pre-Budget Consultations: 2005 Federal Budget, November 2004
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• Letter to the Canadian Human Rights Commission, Chief Commissioner Mary Gusella, March 7, 2005
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• Response to the Department of Justice re: Reforming Criminal Code Defences: Provocation, Self-Defence and Defence of Property
• Submission of the CAEFS and the Native Women's Association of Canada to the Standing Committee on Justice, Human Rights, Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness (39th Parliament) regarding Bill C-9 - Act to amend the Criminal Code (October 2006)
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• Submission of the Canadian Association of Elizabeth Fry Societies to the Standing Committee on Justice, Human Rights, Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness (39th Parliament) Regarding Bill C-10: An Act to amend the Criminal Code (Minimum Penalties for Offences Involving Firearms)November 2006
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• Submission of the Canadian Association of Elizabeth Fry Societies to the Standing Senate Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs Regarding Bill C-2: An Act to amend the Criminal Code and to make consequential amendments to other Acts. February 2008
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• Submission of the Canadian Association of Elizabeth Fry Societies to the Standing Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs Regarding Bill C-37: An Act to Amend the Young Offenders Act
• Submissions of the Canadian Association of Elizabeth Fry Societies: Five Year Review of the Corrections and Conditional Release Act

United Nations

• Letter to parliamentary parties regarding the Optional Protocol to the UN Convention against Torture and other Forms of Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment - December 10, 2005
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• Endorsed open letter to Prime Minister of Canada regarding the Optional Protocol to the UN Convention against Torture and other Forms of Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment(bilingual) - December 10, 2005
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• Letter to the Prime Minister - November 3, 2005
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• Press Release - Implement the UN Human Rights Committee's Recommendations - November 3, 2005
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• Press Release - UN Human Rights Committee Blasts Canada: Women Call for Action - November 3, 2005
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• Press Release - Canadian Groups Call On UN Human Rights Committee To Hold Canada Accountable for Human Rights Violations - October 18, 2005
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• Developing International Norms and Standards to Meet the Needs Of Criminalized and Imprisoned Women - Prepared by Kim Pate, Executive Director(CAEFS) and Debbie Kilroy, Director, Sisters Inside (Australia)
  View in PDF format (122k)
• Submission of the Canadian Association of Elizabeth Fry Societies to the United Nations Human Rights Committee Examining Canada's 5th Report Regarding the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
  View in PDF format (160k)
• Submission of the Canadian Association of Elizabeth Fry Societies to the United Nations Human Rights Committee Examining Canada's 4th and 5th Reports Regarding the Convention Against Torture
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Young Women

• Correcting Corrections Must Be A Priority - March 3, 2009 (PDF 24 KB)
• Resolution of CAEFS: Sexual Exploitation, Prostitution and Trafficking
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• The Jettisoning of Juvenile Justice? The Story of K - View in PDF format (23k)
• Labelling Young Women as Violent: Vilification of the Most Vulnerable
• The Risky Business of Risk Assessment
• Submission of the Canadian Association of Elizabeth Fry Societies to the Standing Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs Regarding Bill C-37: An Act to Amend the Young Offenders Act
• Why Do We Think Young Women Are Committing More Violent Offences?
• Young Women and Violent Offences • Updated Version •
• Youth Criminal Justice Act letter sent to the Senate Chair
  (October 21, 2001)

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