Christian faith leaders endorse and sign letter to PM opposing plan to send more Canadians to prison
Christian churches across Canada are being asked by an advocacy group to tell the federal Conservative government that they don’t want to pay for its prison-based justice agenda. The Church Council on Justice and Corrections is a national faith-based coalition involved in education, advocacy and community development initiatives to foster healthier communities and crime prevention through social responsibility.
The organization recently sent a letter to Prime Minister Stephen Harper, observing that his government is “ applying a costly prison response to people involved in the courts who are non-violent offenders, or to repeat offenders who are mentally ill and/or addicted, the majority of whom are not classified as high risk.”
We speak with Lorraine Berzins, the community chair of Justice for the Church Council on Justice and Corrections.
