SEPT 10: Prevention, Prisons & Popcorn

Film and Forum Evening with Howard Sapers

Thursday, September 10, 2015 ~  6:30 pm – 9:00 pm Kitchener Public Library, 85 Queen St. N., Kitchener

Over the past 5 years, Canadians have witnessed dramatic changes to the criminal justice system during an era of declining crime rates. The “Safe Streets Act” (Bill C-10) and subsequent legislation ushered in sweeping tough on crime measures. Across Canada, profound financial, social and health impacts are expected. Do we understand what this shift in policy means?

Join us for an evening with one of Canada’s most respected correctional experts, Howard Sapers, Correctional Investigator for Canada. The evening also includes a special screening of the Canadian film “State of Incarceration” followed by a community discussion.

This is a rare opportunity to hear from one of Canada’s foremost experts on corrections, policy and criminal justice in Canada.

6:30pm – Welcome & Introductions

6:45pm – Film: “State of Incarceration”

7:30pm – Keynote: Howard Sapers

8:00pm – Community Discussion

Film – State of Incarceration (CBC, 2014) Canada’s crime rate is at its lowest point in more than forty years. So why are we spending hundreds of millions of dollars to get tough on crime now? More prisons cells, tougher laws for parole, more mandatory minimum sentences are all now part of Canada’s high-cost justice system – and they are all ideas that failed in the United States. Our criminal justice system is currently undergoing a radical rethink. This documentary looks at where our criminal justice system is headed.

Free event. Register through the Kitchener Public Library.