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Columnists

Dec 13, 2019

Racism and mental health neglect magnify suffering in Canada's prison system

The carceral system in Canada is filled with tragic cases of racialized prisoners with mental health conditions requiring urgent care but for whom the system led to injury or death.

Columnists

Aug 29, 2019

Some positive steps, but more work needed to improve Canada's prisons

Karly Wilson

Pro Bono

Mass incarceration of Indigenous persons, incarceration of people with mental illness, and overuse of solitary confinement are just some of the issues plaguing Canada's prison system today.

Blog

Oct 13, 2018

Canada Pension Plan invests millions in private prison corporations

Brent Patterson

The Crown corporation has $5.9 million in stock in the private prisons that hold tens of thousands of detained immigrants in the United States.

Blog

Aug 31, 2018

Indigenous resistance triumphs over Trans Mountain Pipeline: weekly news roundup

Sophia Reuss

A federal court overruled the government's approval of Kinder Morgan's Trans Mountain Pipeline, the U.S. prison strike spreads to Canada, and Doug Ford wages war on the poor.

Blog

Aug 31, 2018

Prison strike should prompt our thinking on the abolition of prisons

Brent Patterson

The historic call to close prisons interconnects with movement demands against racism, colonialism and corporate power.

Podcast

Dec 21, 2017

Looking for hope at the end of a troubling year

rabble radio

As 2017 draws to a close, some words of wisdom in difficult times from a trio of seasoned activists -- Chris Hedges, Angela Davis and Gerry Caplan.

Columnists

Sep 3, 2015

Prisoners organize a win against solitary confinement in California

Amy Goodman

Denis Moynihan

Thousands of prisoners will be moved out of solitary confinement in California, thanks to a landmark legal settlement announced this week.

Podcast

Feb 20, 2015

Challenging solitary confinement in Canadian prisons

Redeye

International human rights groups say extended solitary confinement amounts to torture. Yet there are as many as 1800 people in solitary confinement in federal or provincial prisons.

Podcast

Aug 22, 2014

International Week for Anarchist Prisoners

Aw@l

An interview with Tammy, who is helping to organize the International Week for Anarchist Prisoners from August 23 to 30 with events being held at "The Tower" social space in Hamilton, Ontario.

Columnists

May 8, 2014

It's time to put an end to solitary confinement

Amy Goodman

Solitary confinement is torture, and it is used routinely in jails, prisons and immigration detention facilities across the United States.

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