When Tank Standing Buffalo created RKLSS, he thought he’d post it on Instagram, get a couple of likes and move on. Instead, it premiered at TIFF this week.
Source: Tank Standing Buffalo explores incarceration, isolation in TIFF animated short | CBC Radio
Pregnant women in Ontario jails are getting prenatal care that falls far short of international standards, says a new study from McMaster University.
Source: Pregnant inmates are getting prenatal care far below health standards, study shows | CBC News
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 […]
Colten Boushie’s death and the subsequent acquittal of his killer has fuelled loud calls for reforms to Canada’s criminal justice system and its treatment of the Indigenous. Why has it taken so long?
Source: Broken system: Why is a quarter of Canada’s prison population Indigenous?
Exclusive videos obtained by CBC News and Radio-Canada show examples of prison guards punching, slapping or kneeing inmates in Ontario and Quebec jails, underscoring the ongoing push to blanket all correctional facilities with surveillance cameras.
Source: Prison beatings caught on video at Ontario and Quebec jails – Canada – CBC News
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