MAiD in prison: Inmates are ‘dying to get out’ says senator
Sen. Kim Pate says assisted death a sort of lifeline for some federal inmates.
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Canada’s prison system has changed little for Indigenous Peoples: Report
OCI’s report is the third one in 2022 to take aim at Correctional Service of Canada.
Elder blasts ‘extremely racist’ parole board after assistance program put on hold
“It bothered a lot of us in the institution,” one former inmate said.
Ottawa facing mounting pressure to protect inmates in minister’s absence
Over 30 per cent of tests administered in federal prisons have come back positive.
Prison rights groups hold ‘Where is Bill Blair’ marches in Ottawa and Toronto
‘We looked for Minister Blair in Ottawa and Scarborough to answer questions about how he is handling the COVID-19 pandemic behind bars’
Ojibwe ‘patient zero’ in Quebec prison files class action against Canada
An Indigenous woman incarcerated in Quebec took up the torch for the federal prison population…
‘Hundreds’ of inmates quietly released from federal prisons over COVID-19 fears: Blair
Public Safety Minister Bill Blair says “hundreds” of federal inmates were quietly released amidst a…
Release or isolate: The debate on how to help people inside Canada’s prisons and jails during COVID-19
The union representing 16,000 correctional service employees, parole officers and prisons guards say its members…
‘We’re doing something really wrong:’ Advocates react to rising rates of Indigenous people in Canada’s prisons
Jamie Pashagumskum APTN News Indigenous women’s organizations are calling the results of a recent report…