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Raising the alarm about the number of Indigenous people in Canadian prisons
| Correctional investigator of Canada report outlines concerns and possible solutions.
Podcast
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Transforming the lives of prisoners through music
Gilad Cohen, Simona Ramkisson, Brandon Fragomeni, Alex Castellani, Ron Ma | Todd Thomas aka "Speech" talks about his experiences filming "16 Bars," why it is so difficult to change the prison-industrial complex, and music's role in social justice.
Podcast
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Redemption and faith versus religion and hypocrisy
Face2Face | Director Jan Komasa talks to Face2Face host David Peck talk about contradictions of religion in his new film "Corpus Christi" set in the Polish Bible Belt of the U.S.
Podcast
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Bianca Mercer on why the Canadian prison system is failing women
Gilad Cohen, Simona Ramkisson, Brandon Fragomeni, Alex Castellani, Ron Ma | Bianca Mercer and "Conviction" co-director Nance Ackerman discuss the enduring stigma of life after prison, and why they believe in the necessity of community-based rehabilitation.
News
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Crime expert says better social programs, not more prisons, will reduce violence
Karl Nerenberg | Canada spent over $14 billion on policing in 2017. But, research shows that programs aimed at preventing crimes before they happen could save money and significantly reduce crime.
News
Shot of a cell block "range" at Millhaven Prison. Photo: The Government of Canada — The Correctional Investigator of Canada
Federal prisoners still wait for meaningful reform after two years of 'sunny ways'
Jarrod Shook, Bridget McInnis, Justin Piché, Kevin Walby | 'The Journal of Prisoners on Prisons' identifies several areas for changes to the laws, policies, and practices in the Canadian penal system to improve life and work inside federal penitentiaries.
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On Mother's Day, help get a mom out of jail
| Too many people are in jail because they are poor. Reunite a family on Mother's Day and fight to end the cash bail system
Blog
The Consultation Tracker: For the months of June-July 2016
Maya Bhullar | A running list of the federal consultations and associated organizing. Contact us with any more!
Activist Toolkit
Stop the abuse of solitary confinement in prisons
| Stand up for the rights of prisoners
Podcast
Episode 151: Under pressure: pipelines, prisons, and places
Meagan Perry, Matthew Adams | Nova Scotia's potential fracking game changer. We get the scoop on the Northern Gateway pipeline ruling, supporting trans and queer prisoners, and a movie review.