On November 4, 2020 at 8:30 AM, the Ottawa Police Services Board will meet for the tabling of the 2021 Ottawa Police Services budget. Recent events in Ottawa just keep confirming that policing and police […]
We are raising money for Book Clubs for Inmates, TPRP‘s COVID-19 Emergency Prisoner Support Fund, and CPEP‘s Jail Accountability & Information Line (JAIL) because of conditions in prison under the Canadian state. To bid on […]
Updated with video of the meeting! Join CPEP and other community groups on September 28th, at 4:00pm, as members give their statements of contempt to the Ottawa Police Services Board. You can listen to the […]
Watch members of the Abolition Coaltion and some of Canada’s leading public intellectuals, artists, and organizers give teach ins and answer questions from the community concerning anti-black racism and police brutality/murder in so-called “Canada”. Watch […]
Zoom information meeting for students and community members interested in possibly volunteering with the Criminalization and Punishment Education Project or with Canadian Students For A Sensible Drug Policy, two groups active at the University of […]
Updated with Video of the event! NATIONWIDE action to DEFUND THE POLICE, August 29th! Join us in solidarity for a day of protest across this part of Turtle island (so-called Canada) as a call to […]
We have rounded up all the media, t-shirts, merch, artwork, poetry, articles, and support guides that we could find! We have interviews and commentary from all over Canada featuring people currently and formerly in jail, […]
Volume 28, Number 2 (2020) is a special issue of the Journal of Prisoners on Prisons featuring articles written by current and former prisoner about the current state of incarceration in Canada and their recommendations for change. Click […]
If you are in or around Ottawa tonight, please come to the event below and share this invitation with your networks. WHAT? Prisoners’ Justice Day Vigil Unceded and unsurrendered Algonquin Territory | Ottawa WHERE? Major […]
After an incredibly busy spring and summer of taking calls from prisoners during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Jail Accountability and Information Line (JAIL) has launched a new fundraiser to help cover it’s operating costs. Click […]
This year Prisoners’ Justice Day will be accompanied by a new campaign called 10 Days of Abolition, which was created by the newly formed Abolition Coalition which spans many cities in Turtle Island. Our annual […]
This morning (July 30th), counsel for the Criminalization and Punishment Education Project (CPEP) delivered a legal notice to the Ottawa-Carleton Detention Centre (OCDC) demanding the jail respects its legal responsibilities to accommodate the spiritual and […]
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 […]
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