Event
OCDC Hunger Strike Details, Updates, Rally, and Email-Zap Tool
On July 22nd, over 70 people incarcerated at the Ottawa-Carleton Detention Centre (OCDC) began a hunger strike demanding immediate changes to jail conditions. This action follows a 31-hour hunger strike initiated on June 3rd during […]
News
CPEP and CAMS release joint statement on CCTVs
2 December 2020 (Algonquin Territory/Ottawa) – The Coalition Against More Surveillance (CAMS) and the Criminalization and Punishment Education Project (CPEP) condemn the Ontario government’s decision to fund the expansion of Closed-Circuit Television (CCTV) systems across […]
Legal
Nine Prisoners File Charter Application Against Unlawful Conditions And Oppressive Protocols at Ottawa’s Jail
ALGONQUIN TERRITORY (Ottawa) – egregious restrictions imposed due to COVID-19 and dangerously lax health measures at the Ottawa-Carleton Detention Centre (OCDC) are violating the constitutional rights of prisoners as well as international law, according to […]