Prison redevelopment on three continents: Lessons from community-led struggles
Is there any good way to redevelop a prison? Some ex-prisoners would rather see institutions demolished than repurposed for the profit and enjoyment of those…
Is there any good way to redevelop a prison? Some ex-prisoners would rather see institutions demolished than repurposed for the profit and enjoyment of those…
March 20, 2021 marks one-year since the first prisoner contracted COVID-19 in Ontario. Since the first positive case was diagnosed, prisons and jails across Canada have been the site of a deepening crisis in human rights and healthcare.
Abolitionist movements have called on us to envision something better for ourselves and our communities. We have shut the door on the status quo through these movements, and there is no going back.
The administration of heritage and development in Kingston contributes to the broader Canadian project of erasing the lives of criminalized people and advancing the logic…
If Bell wants to get serious about mental health, it has to talk about the prison industrial complex and the direct role it plays in it.
Once again, jails have failed to keep our communities safe. COVID-19 outbreaks in jails and prisons across the province have surfaced in recent weeks, with…
The public displays of violence targeting Black and Indigenous people have fueled a movement demanding the complete divestment from and the abolition of police, prisons…
