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OTTAWA, Ontario, July 27, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- On July 16, 2026, the Federal Court released its Reasons and Judgment in an Application brought by the Canadian Association of Elizabeth Fry...

OTTAWA, Ontario, July 27, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- On July 16, 2026, the Federal Court released its Reasons and Judgment in an Application brought by the Canadian Association of Elizabeth Fry...

OTTAWA, Ontario, 27 juill. 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Le 16 juillet 2026, la Cour fédérale a rendu ses motifs et son jugement dans le cadre d’une demande présentée par l’Association canadienne des...

OTTAWA, Ontario, Nov. 25, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- National civil society organizations that focus on prisons are sounding the alarm over worsening conditions in federal penitentiaries. They warn...

OTTAWA, Ontario, Nov. 12, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Canadian Association of Elizabeth Fry Societies (CAEFS) welcomes the most recent report of the Office of the Correctional Investigator (OCI),...

OTTAWA, Ontario, 12 nov. 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- L'Association canadienne des sociétés Elizabeth Fry (ACSEF) accueille favorablement le dernier rapport du Bureau de l'enquêteur correctionnel (BEC),...

OTTAWA, Ontario, Nov. 06, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Office of the Correctional Investigator’s (OCI) 2023-2024 annual report brings attention to a sentencing regime that gets little public...

OTTAWA, Ontario, Oct. 30, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Civil society organizations issue letter responding to the shortsighted and dangerous calls for amendments to the Criminal Code from the Ontario...

OTTAWA, Nov. 09, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Canadian Association Elizabeth Fry Societies (CAEFS) commends the findings of the Correctional Investigators (OCI) 2022-2023 Annual Report, released on...

OTTAWA, Oct. 02, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- A coalition of organizations working with and on behalf of survivors of gender-based violence have urged Senators considering Bill C-48 to reject changes...