1980s: Inmate work programs become focus of reparation to crime victims and communities

Last updated on October 1, 2019

Community service, restitution and the status and rights of victims became a focus in corrections during the 1980s. Inmate work and camp programs contributed to this era of reparation in corrections.

Former Assistant Deputy Minister Jim Graham talks about how reparation to victims led to inmate work programs in the community

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1980s: Inmate work programs become focus of reparation to crime victims and communities

Former Assistant Deputy Minister Jim Graham talks about how reparation to victims led to inmate work programs in the community