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Robert Langevin Dies of COVID-19 Behind Bars

May 23, 2020 admin

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 […]

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Webinar

May 14th – Prison is a Death Sentence: An Online Solidarity Action

May 10, 2020 admin

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 […]

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Report

JAIL Hotline 1st Quarterly Advocacy Report, March 2019

March 22, 2019 admin

This quarterly advocacy report provides an overview of the issues discussed during 659 calls from Ottawa-Carleton Detention Centre prisoners and their loved to the JAIL / Jail Accountability & Information Line during the first three […]

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Report

JAIL Hotline 1st Monthly Report

January 11, 2019 admin

The first monthly report on the JAIL Hotline is available to be read, downloaded, and printed on our website. The report details the alarming number, and content of calls that the JAIL Hotline received in […]

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Demonstration in memory of Cas Geddes December 10th

December 5, 2018 admin

Instead of receiving care and compassion for his schizophrenia in the community, Cas Geddes was jailed at the Ottawa-Carleton Detention Centre (OCDC), where he was placed in solitary confinement. Shortly after, he became the third […]

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CPEP is a member of:

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THE JAIL HOTLINE 613-567-JAIL(5245)
The Jail Accountability and Information Line takes calls from prisoners and their loved ones from 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm Monday to Friday.

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