New: women-prisonersAll contenthive-129948krhive-196917zzanhive-183959hive-185836hive-180932steemhive-150122hive-166405hive-101145hive-144064uncommonlabhive-145157hive-188619hive-183397hive-184714lifebitcoinkrsuccesshive-193637motivationhive-180301hive-103599hive-193186TrendingNewHotLikersprisonfreepress (30)in canada-prisons • 7 years agoA bedtime story from prison: Rebooted program closes gap for incarcerated mothersA program that lets incarcerated mothers record bedtime stories for their children, has restarted after a three-year hiatus to the delight of a former prisoner who used the service. When…prisonfreepress (30)in canada-prisons • 7 years agoPrison notes: My time in suicide watch and solitary confinementThe prison system in Canada is a large scale travesty of justice, a modern-day asylum and residential school where you go in wanting to kill yourself, and the conditions just make you want to kill…prisonfreepress (30)in canada-prisons • 7 years agoNumber of women in federal prisons is up, and advocates think they know whyThe number of women in federal prisons has jumped significantly in Canada in the last decade, and advocates say that's evidence of what happens when community support programs are cut. There are…prisonfreepress (30)in canada-prisons • 7 years agoTensions mounting at overcrowded Edmonton women's prisonThe Edmonton Institution for Women is overcrowded and at a breaking point, warns an advocacy group for women in prison. Volunteers that regularly visit EIFW are reporting conditions "that seem to…