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 […]
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. […]
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. […]
COVID-19 is currently out of control in several prisons across the country and prisoners are currently facing life-threatening circumstances in institutions that have been infected with it. On top of that, prisoners are being subjected […]
We are outraged in the wake of major COVID-19 outbreaks at Toronto South Detention Centre (TSDC) and Joyceville Institution in Kingston. Despite the calls to reduce the prison population, the Ministry has been ignoring public […]
People imprisoned at Joyceville Institution issue statement seeking access to information about CSC’s outbreak plan and supplies to get through the crisis. 19 December 2020 – Since the lockdown began, there’s been no information coming […]
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 VIDEO OF THE WEBINAR! Part of the ongoing #containcovidnotpeople conversation. Despite the immense dangers posed to prisoners during COVID-19, thousands of people remain behind bars in Canada and individuals continue to be newly […]
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