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The John Howard Society's objective of preventing crime and concern for justice is reached through: Initiating programs which encourage positive behavior, and reintegration of prisoners back...
Read MoreThe Ed Griffin Educational Bursary
Education is a door to opportunity, the proven way out of crime and a gift to the spirit. A man in a Fraser Valley prison struggles to complete his degree—part of his correctional plan—but th...
Read MoreThe BC Story
Currently, the John Howard Society in BC has 9 Regional Offices and a Provincial Office. Our history has been filled with colorful dedicated people who believed that justice and prison reform wa...
Read MoreWho Was John Howard?
John Howard was born in England in 1726, and while England remained his home base, he traveled extensively throughout his life; he died in 1790. Before John Howard reached 29 years of age, his f...
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Who are you and what do you do? The Society is a network of 65 offices across Canada whose mission is to provide various kinds of rehabilitative and reintegrative services to released prisoners; ev...
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