Breese Davies | The Walrus

Illustration by Niall McClelland

January/February 2017 / Justice

To Live and Die in Solitary Confinement

December 21, 2016April 2, 2020 - by Breese Davies

In Canada’s prisons, the horrors of segregation are most often visited on the mentally ill

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Photo by katesheets

Let Justice Speak

November 28, 2016November 19, 2019 - by Breese Davies

Being a good criminal lawyer doesn’t make you a bad feminist

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Illustration by Sam Island

Justice / September 2016

Going Broke in Legal Aid

August 23, 2016April 1, 2020 - by Breese Davies

The high cost of cheap justice

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Illustration by Irma Kniivila

July/August 2016 / Justice

Don’t Blame the Defence

June 15, 2016April 1, 2020 - by Breese Davies

Sexual-assault survivors suffer when police and prosecutors don’t do their jobs

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Photograph courtesy of Broadbent Institute

Jian Ghomeshi’s Peace Bond

May 12, 2016June 2, 2020 - by Breese Davies

Settling criminal matters by peace bond avoids the uncertainty of a trial, but rarely fully satisfies anyone involved

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