BlogHide Resteemsprisonfreepress (30)in canada-prison • 6 years agoPleading guilty when innocent: A truth for too many Indigenous peopleEvery day innocent people – a disproportionate number of them First Nations, Inuit and Métis people – plead guilty to crimes they did not commit (and sometimes crimes that did not happen). A…prisonfreepress (30)in canada-prison • 7 years agoA tough-on-drugs stance in the Canadian prison system harms prisonersA new pilot program in two Canadian prisons is a sign that our prisons can change. The department responsible for our federal prison system, Correctional Service Canada, announced this week that…prisonfreepress (30)in canada-prison • 7 years agoHe died after guards beat and pepper-sprayed him, according to video. The province refuses to release the footage, citing labour relationsOntario’s Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services is keeping secret the video detailing the last moments of a man who died in solitary confinement at a Lindsay jail after a three-hour…prisonfreepress (30)in canada-prison • 7 years agoNeedle exchanges coming to 2 Canadian prisonsInmates at two federal prisons who use injection drugs will have access to clean syringes beginning in June, with the Correctional Service of Canada planning to roll out the service at other…prisonfreepress (30)in canada-prison • 7 years agoIf we truly want to rehabilitate incarcerated youth, we must stop putting them in solitary confinementA couple of weeks ago, a jury looking into the suicide of Yousef Mohamed Hussein, an inmate who took his own life in segregation in an Ottawa detention centre back in 2016, came out with 29…prisonfreepress (30)in canada-prisons • 7 years ago#JusticeForColten and Anti-Indigenous Racism on Canadian Jurieswww.intersectionalanalyst.com Feb 16, 2018 In August 2016, Colten Boushie was murdered by Gerald Stanley, a 56-year old white farmer, in Saskatchewan. Boushie was a young, 22-year old Indigenous…prisonfreepress (30)in canada-prison • 7 years agoCanada needs to clear the air – and wipe away criminal records for marijuanaLegalization of recreational cannabis in Canada is only a few months away, but it's going to take a lot longer than that to clean up the mess left behind from almost a century of prohibition. One of…prisonfreepress (30)in canada-prisons • 7 years agoToking while white: A get out of jail cardAs a middle-aged woman, you get used to becoming invisible. Bartenders no longer see you, never mind taxi drivers. It’s not surprising to have your partner turn to you with a start and say, “Whoa! I…prisonfreepress (30)in canada-prison • 7 years agoThere’s nothing ‘illegal’ about asylum seekersAmid a global refugee crisis, the misuse of the term ‘illegal’ carries a real cost. We are concerned about a recent spike in the use of the term “illegal” to characterize asylum seekers crossing…prisonfreepress (30)in canada-prison • 7 years agoWe must end discrimination in jury selectionThe peremptory challenge − the unfettered ability of lawyers to exclude a limited number of otherwise qualified jurors from serving − has come under intense scrutiny over the last 35 years. In…prisonfreepress (30)in canada-prison • 7 years ago'A human rights issue': Lack of treatment for drug users means deaths behind barsMichelle McPherson's son Curtis McGowan was rushed to the Guelph, Ont., hospital by paramedics after overdosing, where he was revived with the opioid-reversal drug naloxone. "The police were…prisonfreepress (30)in canada-prisons • 7 years agoHamilton's inmates keep dying — and more could be done to save them, study saysSince 2012, at the Hamilton-Wentworth Detention Centre, a steady stream of body bags have been carried out the door. Eight men died of drug overdose inside the jail in a six-year period, and now…prisonfreepress (30)in canada-prisons • 7 years agoB.C. prisoners get addiction therapy after charter challengePrisoners struggling with opiate addictions in British Columbia jails have gained the same right to medical treatment as people outside the corrections system. B.C. Corrections has implemented a…prisonfreepress (30)in canada-prisons • 7 years agoAging Prison Populations Require a Creative SolutionOlder inmates are posing a new problem for Canada's prison system. The Correctional Service of Canada is developing a strategy to adapt the system, but it may come too late to meet the needs of many…prisonfreepress (30)in canada-prisons • 7 years agoPrison reform gone wrongIt is getting to be a real crime. All is not well in Canada’s prison system and Public Safety minister Ralph Goodale, charged with making it better, is working against the clock. In fact, a fuse…prisonfreepress (30)in canada-prisons • 7 years agoThe Trudeau government should not delay on sentencing reformsOttawa’s public consultation on criminal-sentencing reforms mustn’t contribute to further delay - or worse still, be used as a justification for doing the minimum. As the Trudeau government…prisonfreepress (30)in canada-prisons • 7 years agoFamily of immigration detainee who died in jail still waiting for answersFive months after receiving a curt phone call from a Milton jail telling him his wife was dead, Herb Gratton still doesn’t know what actually happened to her. None of the authorities involved —…prisonfreepress (30)in canada-prisons • 7 years agoRestorative justice at centre of Manitoba's new plan to keep people out of jailManitoba wants to divert more people away from jail, a new report on changes to the justice system says. "This is about creating safer communities, it's about creating better access to justice…prisonfreepress (30)in canada-prisons • 7 years agoOffering a lift keeps loved ones in touchAs a high-school teacher, Lindsay Brown encourages her students to think globally and act locally, so they might make a difference in the world. Brown exemplifies that attitude as a volunteer…prisonfreepress (30)in canada-prisons • 7 years ago'Many intersecting factors' to blame for deadly Prince Albert prison riot, says Correctional Services CanadaIn a report published this week following a recommendation by Canada's prison watchdog, Correctional Service Canada (CSC) identified kitchen staff walkouts as the "catalytic event" that could have…
