June 25, 2025 – Sharing Ombudsman calls for “urgent” reform of Ontario’s correctional system and stronger respect for rights Annual Report 2024-2025: Huge increases in complaints about correctional facilities and youth justice centres Paul Dubé: […]
Start time: 11am, August 10th, 2025 Please join us at the Human Rights Memorial on Elgin street at 11am, August 10th, 2025 in Ottawa, Ontario as we mourn the loss of countless prisoners whose lives […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE “Ottawa’s youth detention centre is a warehouse of horrors”, “shut it down”, and “build communities, not cages” researchers and advocates urge the province June 4, 2025 (Ottawa / Algonquin Territory) – A […]
MEDIA ADVISORY – 20/05/2025 The trial for the lawsuit challenging the Ottawa Police Services Board’s restrictive public delegation policies begins today WHAT? A lawsuit filed in August 2023 against the Ottawa Police Services […]
Hello CPEP members and allies, My name is Claudette Clayton-Korchinski, founder of the Regis 4Ever Foundation and co-organizer of Mothers Coming Together. I’m reaching out with a heartfelt request for your support as we continue our […]
For Immediate Release People detained at the Ottawa-Carleton Detention Centre (OCDC) are currently experiencing overcrowded conditions. 16 April, 2025 – Unceded territories of the Algonquin Anishinaabe, Ottawa. People incarcerated at the OCDC are currently being […]
Thank you for joining us at the National Gathering for International Day Against Police Brutality on March 15th at the University of Ottawa, on unceded and unsurrendered Algonquin territory. We know that hearing stories of police […]
Support Our Community Dinner & Panel on the International Day Against Police Brutality On March 15, we are coming together to honor the voices of those impacted by police violence and to foster critical conversations […]
For Immediate Release – February 12, 2025 Open Letter – Non-Profit Human Rights and Community Justice Organizations Call for an End to “Solitary Confinement by Another Name” Across Canada We are collectively expressing our disappointment […]
Prisoners’ Justice Day 2024Date: August 10, 2024Time: 11:00 am – 1:00 pmLocation: Room 215D, Jock Turcotte University Centre, 85 University Private (University of Ottawa), Ottawa This year CPEP, the Millhaven Lifers’ Liaison Group, Mothers Offering […]
Please join CPEP and the Coalition Against the Proposed Prison on Thursday, May 23rd, from 6:00pm-8:00pm at St. Paul’s University, Atelier (95 Clegg Street). We will be hosting a chili cook off to raise funds […]
Please join us on Friday, May 31st at 3:00pm, at the corner of Rideau Street and Colonel By Drive, on unseeded and unsurrendered Algonquin territory to protest the new Rideau cop shop. https://www.instagram.com/p/C7MX3tIgYNo/ After 4 […]
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 […]
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