More than 460 Canadians have been killed or died while being subdued by police between 2000 and 2017
Source: Deadly force | CBC News
Defunding The Police Will Save Black And Indigenous Lives In Canada | HuffPost Canada
If we truly want to effect change that could stop police killings of Black people, we need to have this conversation.
Source: Defunding The Police Will Save Black And Indigenous Lives In Canada | HuffPost Canada
Saskatoon advocate calls for prisons to be abolished | Globalnews.ca
A spokesperson for the Indigenous Joint Action Coalition said prisons are part of a colonial legacy of oppression and should be replaced.
Source: Saskatoon advocate calls for prisons to be abolished | Globalnews.ca
A young Black man was fatally Tasered in his own backyard – now his family is demanding answers | CBC News
For months, Clive Mensah’s family has watched with a knowing horror as the stories of George Floyd and so many others have made headlines. All the while Mensah’s story has remained untold — until now.
500 Possibilities | CPEP
Ontario has announced 500 million dollars for new jail infrastructure. How could you and your community use this money differently? Tell us! #500possibilities
Source: 500 Possibilities | CPEP
Fighting for prison abolition across the Prairies: An interview with Free Lands Free Peoples
Canadian Dimension spoke with Karrie Auger, an amiskwaciwâskahikan (Edmonton) organizer with Free Lands Free Peoples and its Prairie Province Prisoner Support Fund, an emergency fund that has raised over $23,000 to distribute to “recently released prisoners, those still inside, and the families of people still incarcerated in Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba.”
COVID-19 taking a toll in prisons, with high infection rates, CBC News analysis shows | CBC News
A preliminary analysis by CBC News suggests that, despite prevention measures such as releasing thousands of low-risk offenders, infection rates are still five times higher in provincial jails and up to nine times higher in federal facilities than in the general population.
Source: COVID-19 taking a toll in prisons, with high infection rates, CBC News analysis shows | CBC News
Canada’s largest Indigenous police force has never shot anyone dead – The Globe and Mail
Black Lives Matter in prison, too
A group of federally incarcerated Black prisoners have written the following statement. It was read to El Jones, and has been slightly edited for length and clarity. We have been watching the Black Lives Matters protests and the conversations about police violence. We have been taking part in our own conversations with prisoners of all […]
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