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Canvassing to #DefundOPS 2021
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 […]
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OCDC Charter Rights Trial Resumes November 4th
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 . […]
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JAIL Hotline Community Announcement
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 […]
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2021 Canvassing to Defund OPS
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 […]
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Sign the Petition to keep Permanent Memorial for Anthony Aust at OPS
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 […]
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Protest For Anthony Aust
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 […]
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Solidarity on the First National Day of Truth and Reconciliation
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 – […]
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Phone Calls Cut at OCDC
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 […]
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Follow OCDC on Trial in the Weeks Ahead
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 […]
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Prisoners’ Justice Day Vigil Tonight at 7pm
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) – […]
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JAIL Hotline Report Calls For Changes to Complaints Procedures in Ontario’s Provincial Prisons
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 […]
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Prisoner’s Justice Day Events and Information
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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Sign the Open Letter on Healthcare in Prisons
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, […]
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Still in a Prison Pandemic: Examining Impact of COVID-19 on prisons and re-entry
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 […]
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Prison Law 101 Workshop
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 […]
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Arts and Abolition Mutual Aid Fundraiser March 26th at 7pm
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 […]
Email-Zap
Free Them All Email Zap
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. This campaign is over and the email zap […]
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NEW REPORT ON COVID-19 VARIANT OUTBREAKS BEHIND BARS
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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Free Them All – National Day of Action Ottawa
Updated With Video of the Entire Event! WE ARE TAKING TO THE STREETS TO DEMAND ACTION! March 20 marks one year since the first prisoner in Canada contracted COVID-19 at the Toronto South Detention Centre. […]
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Lessons From The Border Panel Discussion March 12
What can the Prison Abolition Movement Learn from the Migrant Justice Movement to Empty Jails and Other Sites of Confinement While Building Caring Communities and De-carceral Futures? In this panel, we will hear from Harsha […]
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CPEP and DJNO March On The Disability Day of Mourning
Yesterday CPEP marched with members of the Disability Justice Network of Ontario and others to mourn disabled people who have lost their lives at the hand of the state. We took to the street in […]
News
Remembering David A Father Who Died at OCDC
David was a father of two from Cornwall who was optimistic about the future. His communities on both sides of the prison walls are deeply troubled by his passing. When our callers informed us of […]
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Choosing Real Safety Press Conference and Website Launch
Choosing Real Safety! A historic declaration to divest from prisons and policing and create safer communities for all. Press conference at 10:30am, February 16th. Six months after the historic protests in support of racial justice, […]
Campaign
CPEP and CAMS Denounce the Co-optation of DefundOPS
Non-profits in so-called Ottawa have been holding private meetings and co-opting the calls for alternatives to police. Closed door meetings to discuss collaborations with cops and speak for the community without them knowing or being […]
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Sign the Open Letter to Contain Covid Not People
We urge you to take action. We need to protect the health and lives of prisoners because it is a legal obligation, protects public health, enhances community safety, and is the right thing to do. […]