Summary of Meetings: Criminal Justice – Vancouver Island
Number of Meetings Held: 2
November 27, 2024
Registration Count: 9
Guest speaker: Diana Cramer, Paul Hindle, Gabrielle Nichol, Garrett Andersen, Ashley Mandur, Patti McKay, Sherry Froehlich
Meeting Title/Topic: Interim Transitional Release Plan and Unlocking the Gates
Synopsis: Diana Cramer discusses what ITRP entails and opens the discussion to release planning with both crown and defence. Paul Hindle talks about the three lines of services offered by Unlocking the Gates: Bail and Jail Release Support, Peer Outreach, and Test, Link, Call (TLC) project.
February 25, 2025
Registration Count: 11
Guest Speakers: Judge McKimm, Judge Lucky
Meeting Title/Topic: Diversion & CWS - Services Offered by the Elizabeth Fry Society
Synopsis: Join Judge Mayland McKimm, Provincial Court of BC, appointed in 2011, and Judge Hollis Lucky, Provincial Court of BC, appointed in 2023, as they discuss their “view from the bench”.