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Canada’s criminal justice system stressed and nearing a breaking point – Our corrections systems seem to be in a state of perpetual crisis.

Posted bywpengine 16 May 2019

Source: Canada’s criminal justice system stressed and nearing a breaking point, says a federal parole officer survey by the Union of Safety and Justice Employees of Canada

Posted bywpengine16 May 2019Posted inUncategorized

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