Come check-out the Ottawa launch of #HowToAbolishPrisons published by @haymarketbooks featuring Rachel Herzing, Justin Piché and special guests on Saturday, May 4th from 11:00am to 12:30pm @saw_centre (67 Nicholas Street). Books will be sold by @octopusbooks. Proceeds from CPEP merch sales will […]
Opponents of the Ford government’s controversial plan to build a prison in Kemptville outside Ottawa are holding a benefit concert headlined by Mohawk singer-songwriter Logan Staats. The fundraiser, presented by the Coalition Against the Proposed […]
On September 11th at 11:00am., members of CPEP, The 613-819 Black Hub, OPIRG, and civil rights attorney Yavar Hameed held an in-person and online panel to discuss their lawsuit against the Ottawa Police Services Board. […]
On September 11th at 11:00am., at the University of Ottawa(Fauteux Hall – Room 401) members of CPEP and a coalition of plaintiffs will hold an in-person and online panel to discuss their lawsuit against the […]
As members of the community in and around Algonquin Territory/Ottawa, we are coming together in solidarity for a non-violent protest against state violence and a vigil to commemorate deaths behind bars in honour of Prisoners’ […]
On July 29th from 10am to 4pm at the Arlington Five Cafe CPEP will be hosting it’s second annual fundraiser for Prisoners’ Justice Day 2023 and the organization. The pop up will feature the sale […]
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 […]
This campaign is over and the email zap tool has been taken down. It was a huge success! Check back in with us here or on social media (@cpepgroup) to find more ways to get […]
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 […]
This campaign is over and the email zap tool has been taken down. It was a huge success! Check back in with us here or on social media (@cpepgroup) to find more ways to get […]
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 […]
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