#prisoner-support

Older inmates are posing a new problem for Canada's prison system. The Correctional Service of Canada is developing a strategy to adapt the system, but it may come too late to meet the needs of many elderly

Manitoba wants to divert more people away from jail, a new report on changes to the justice system says. "This is about creating safer communities, it's about creating better access to justice, and

Having incarcerated parents perpetuates a cycle of crime, yet there’s little government support for the kids of convicts. Growing up in the care of someone other than their birth parents can be painful

In 1988, a group of Canadians founded the Journal of Prisoners on Prisons. They were concerned that the public debate over prisons was missing a crucial perspective: the voices of prisoners themselves.

For someone stripped of most of their rights, a letter can make all the difference. Members of the Prisoner Correspondence Project (PCP) know this well. The Montreal-based initiative runs a pen pal program