Justice committee  We certainly do not represent the entire Mennonite constituency, but we represent some of the Mennonite constituency who would say that longer, harsher sentences remove people from community, and that makes it much more difficult to return people, and that escalates risks for com

Justice committee  Thank you.

Justice committee  The initial concept of the circle model was that a circle would be formed at least six months prior to someone's release back to the community. We don't always have that luxury in terms of knowing when people are coming back or where they're coming to, but there are some attempts

Justice committee  It's visitation through visiting programs in the institution, perhaps, and we've explored looking at one of the family visit opportunities that an individual might have of moving. We're exploring that presently at one of the institutions in Ontario as to whether we can use that k

Justice committee  Not at this moment.

Justice committee  Thank you. Sooner or later, the majority of incarcerated individuals return to our communities. Many offenders are returning to communities in which there are few, if any, community supports in place, or are resuming community contacts that are part of their offending history. B