Two weeks have passed since media outlets reported that Minister of Public Safety Bill Blair asked the heads of Correctional Services Canada(CSC) and the Parole Board of Canada(PBC) to put together a plan to release…
Sign The Petition – Don’t Mock the Big…
SIGN THE PETITION: https://www.change.org/p/st-lawrence-parks-commission-don-t-mock-the-big-house-engage-with-current-and-former-prisoners-on-kp-s-future "In research on prison tourism, it’s been established that many people who pay to frequent these sites want to feel like they’re in a prison, as if being in such a…
June Jail Hotline Donation Update!
Donate So far the Jail Hotline has received a lot support from the community and our friends and allies elsewhere. We are going to be updating our fundraising progress each week! So stay tuned to…
Donate Online to the Jail Hotline and NOPE…
The JAIL hotline takes calls from Ottawa-Carleton Detention Centre (OCDC) prisoners and their loved ones. The line has two objectives: a) holding accountable the provincial government, Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services officials, and…
Ottawa Carleton Detention Center Campaign
[caption id="attachment_496" align="alignleft" width="399"] Photo from The Ottawa Citizen[/caption] The Ottawa Carleton Detention Centre (OCDC) is Ottawa’s local jail, where about 585 people are held on any given day. About 60 to 70 percent of…