After a 5 day hunger strike, the OCDC(Ottawa’s jail)has issued no response to the hunger strikers and the citizens who support them and their call for basic necessities like soap, sanitizer, and edible food. Instead […]
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 […]
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 […]
Last month, the Ontario Government announced that it will spend an additional $500 million over the next five years to hire more staff and build new infrastructure. This new investment into prisons and jails comes […]
This year’s design for the 2020 Prisoners’ Justice Day t-shirt is available now for pre-order! It includes a design by an artist who goes by Slick (an incarcerated person), and the logos of CPEP, The […]
CPEP is proud to partner with Cap City Cyphers and the WAOC(We Are One Community) once more for the #StopTheViolence Hip-Hop Competition. The Deadline to enter is July 17th, 2020. Email: waoc@panthermusicgroup.com 📻🎙RULES: •10$ to […]
This multi-stop caravan and bike ride on unceded and unsurrendered Algonquin Territory / in downtown Ottawa will provide participants with an opportunity to come together in solidarity with others engaged in struggles for decolonization, defunding […]
Updated with the video of the forum! On June 28, we will hold a Community Forum on Algonquin Territory (Ottawa) where we will gather to discuss creating community-led alternatives to policing. Watch the full video […]
Updated with video of the webinar! The murder of George Floyd has sparked a national and global movement calling on local jurisdictions to defund their police. This demand is not new and is in response […]
Updated with video of the event! This online meeting will discuss creating a community-led alternative to policing in Toronto. The forum will be publicly live-streamed & participants who register in advance can give statements. Read […]
Last week women incarcerated at OCDC made statements in solidarity with the hunger strikers in the maximum security ward. This week, it’s time to hear from women at OCDC and listen to their demands! Tune […]
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 […]
UPDATED WITH VIDEO OF THE WEBINAR! The fight for prison abolition is deeply connected to Black liberation. Black people make up only three (3) percent of the general population, but ten (10) percent of the […]
5 June 2020 (unceded and unsurrendered Algonquin Territory / Ottawa) – Today at 2:00pm, the Criminalization and Punishment Education Project (CPEP) will livestream three statements on their Facebook page: an update on the hunger strike […]
A hunger strike began on Wednesday, June 3, 2020 at 8am in the men’s maximum security unit of the Ottawa-Carleton Detention Centre. 14 men are participating and they have asked that we share the reasons […]
On May 7th, 2020, legal counsel to the Criminalization and Punishment Education Project(CPEP) wrote to the Ottawa-Carleton Detention Centre(OCDC) requesting the jail accommodate Muslim prisoners on an urgent basis after the OCDC repeatedly failed to […]
CPEP signed on to Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network’s open letter to call for the immediate decriminalization of simple drug possession, which is an important step towards the decriminalization of people. Other organizations can sign on […]
UPDATED WITH VIDEO OF THE WEBINAR! The Prison State During the Pandemic: Assessing Abolitionist Gains and Future Directions Since the onset of COVID-19, news coverage has been saturated with stories about community organizing and mutual-aid […]
UPDATED WITH LINK TO THE VIDEO. This online webinar – “A De-carceral City: Redefining Safety, Building Community” – brings together local community organizers to reimagine what it means to be safe in Ottawa situated on […]
The Healthcare for All National Coalition has come together with over 200 civil society organizations nationally, including CPEP, and sent an open letter to the federal government calling for them to work closely with provincial […]
22 May 2020 – The Abolition Coalition would like to express our most sincere and heartfelt condolences to the loved ones of Robert Langevin, a 72-year-old human being who died of COVID-19 while held captive […]
UPDATED WITH VIDEO OF THE ACTIONS AND WEBINAR! Across the country, people of conscience have been rising in solidarity with prisoners to ensure that no one is left behind in our response to the spread […]
This Mother’s Day take action to ensure that families can stay connected to their loved ones behind bars. Send a message to Sylvia Jones, Solicitor General, and Bell Canada using our simple e-mail tool: https://cp-ep.org/free-calls-for-prisoners/. […]
The Criminalization and Punishment Education Project, with the support of the Ontario Human Rights Commission and backed by 60 civil society organizations, is calling upon the Ottawa Carleton Detention Centre and the Ontario Ministry of […]
Today CPEP is publishing a new self-care handout for people to download, print, and share on the internet. Being an activist/organizer is very hard and it’s important to understand what burnout is and how to […]
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