Venue: Major Hills Park Date: August 10th, 2022 Time: 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm A day to commemorate the people who have died in prisons and at the hands of the state. Listen to former […]
Tell CSC that We Demand Justice for Nick Dinardo
The uOttawa Prison Law Clinic and the Jail Accountability & Information Line have launched the “Habeas Corpus Guide”. Funded by The Law Foundation of Ontario, as well as the University of Ottawa’s Faculty of Law […]
Efforts to diminish the use and pains of imprisonment at OCDC while working towards abolition continue as the JAIL hotline marks its third anniversary 14 December 2021 (Algonquin Anishinaabe Territory / Ottawa) – Last Friday […]
Deepan Budlakoti charter challenge on conditions at the Ottawa jail resumes November 4th The suit filed last year by Deepan Budlakoti, who is detained at the Ottawa-Carleton Detention Centre (OCDC), resumes on November 4th . […]
The JAIL hotline seeks volunteers and donations as it prepares to relaunch on 10 December 2021 to mark its’ third anniversary TEMPORARY REDUCED HOURS After taking thousands of calls from imprisoned people and their loved […]
Canvassing Training to #DefundOPS on October 28th and November 1st in Solidarity with the Anthony Aust Family and the Families of Victims of Policing The November 22nd meeting where the police budget is going to […]
October 7th, 2021 marks one year since Anthony Aust died during a no-knock warrant raid conducted by the Ottawa Police Services at his family home on Jasmine Crescent. On this day, we asked community members […]
October 7th marks one year since Anthony Aust lost his life during an Ottawa Police raid. Policing Kills. Join us in mourning, rage, and solidarity with the Aust family. When? October 7th @ 8:00 am […]
On this National Day of Truth and Reconciliation in so-called Canada, we are invited to mourn the loss of children who died in, and those who survived, one of the country’s many genocidal institutions – […]
Lockdowns, lack of programming, and inadequate health and mental health care continue to plague the Ottawa-Carleton Detention Centre as free phone calls are cut 10 September 2021 (Algonquin Territory | Ottawa) – The Jail Accountability […]
Deepan Budlakoti takes the Ontario Ministry of the Solicitor General to court over conditions of confinement at the Ottawa jail Ottawa, ON – The suit filed last year by Deepan Budlakoti, who is detained at […]
Ottawa vigil being held evening of August 10th, 2021 on Prisoners’ Justice Day to commemorate deaths in custody and demand justice for human rights abuses behind bars 10 August 2021 (Algonquin Territory | Ottawa, Ontario) – […]
Last summer, there was a string of hunger strikes at the Ottawa-Carleton Detention Centre (OCDC) that included demands for changes to inadequate complaints procedures at the jail. The lack of accountability for human rights violations […]
Prisoners’ Justice Day Vigil August 10th, 2021 Major’s Hill Park Algonquin Territory/Ottawa 7:00 pm https://fb.me/e/2lusD1BVw Prisoners’ Justice Day T-Shirts. The shirts are $25.00 each and you can reserve your size for pick up at the […]
Sign the letter here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/11RFBEEDbULu6jemAdL-iNocg4tA2Q186P5DpcB5S2N0/viewform?edit_requested=true Read it below: Attn: Sylvia Jones, Ministry of the Solicitor General (SOLGEN) Christine Elliott, Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care Linda Ogilve, Manager of Corporate Healthcare, SOLGEN Beth Dunford, Manager, […]
Join us next Wednesday, June 16 from 7:00pm-9:00pm EDT for an online panel featuring current and former prisoners who will discuss the impact of COVID-19 on imprisonment and community re-entry. Read below to learn more […]
Monday, May 3, 2021 at 7:30 PM EDT. This workshop is intended for legal professionals interested in prison law and prisoners’ justice advocates. Information provided will include: An overview of the various areas of law […]
On March 26th at 7pm EST, the Criminalization and Punishment Education Project (CPEP), Hit the Streets (HTS), Cap City Cyphers (CCC), the Criminal Law Student Association (CLSA) would like to invite you to a Mutual […]
Take immediate action to protect prisoners and advocate for their release as COVID-19 continues to spread, infect, and take lives in prisons and jails across the country.
The new report was produced by the Prison Pandemic Partnership, which brings the Centre for Access to Information and Justice (CAIJ), the Criminalization and Punishment Education Project (CPEP), and the Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA) […]
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