#canada-prisonUnmoderated tagAll postsExplore CommunitiesTrending CommunitiesNewcomers' CommunitySteemitCryptoAcademySteemit Feedbackআমার বাংলা ব্লগKorea • 한국 • KR • KOSteem AllianceWORLD OF XPILARSTEEM CN/中文AVLE 일상Comunidad LatinaSteem POD TeamTron Fan Club#canada-prisonTrendingHotNewPayoutsMutedprisonfreepress (30)in #canada-prison • 7 years agoPleading guilty when innocent: A truth for too many Indigenous peopleEvery day innocent people – a disproportionate number of them First Nations, Inuit and Métis people – plead guilty to…prisonfreepress (30)in #canada-prison • 7 years agoA tough-on-drugs stance in the Canadian prison system harms prisonersA new pilot program in two Canadian prisons is a sign that our prisons can change. The department responsible for…prisonfreepress (30)in #canada-prison • 7 years agoHe died after guards beat and pepper-sprayed him, according to video. The province refuses to release the footage, citing labour relationsOntario’s Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services is keeping secret the video detailing the last…prisonfreepress (30)in #canada-prison • 7 years agoNeedle exchanges coming to 2 Canadian prisonsInmates at two federal prisons who use injection drugs will have access to clean syringes beginning in June, with the…prisonfreepress (30)in #canada-prison • 7 years agoIf we truly want to rehabilitate incarcerated youth, we must stop putting them in solitary confinementA couple of weeks ago, a jury looking into the suicide of Yousef Mohamed Hussein, an inmate who took his own life in…prisonfreepress (30)in #canada-prison • 7 years agoCanada needs to clear the air – and wipe away criminal records for marijuanaLegalization of recreational cannabis in Canada is only a few months away, but it's going to take a lot longer than…prisonfreepress (30)in #canada-prison • 7 years agoThere’s nothing ‘illegal’ about asylum seekersAmid a global refugee crisis, the misuse of the term ‘illegal’ carries a real cost. We are concerned about a recent…prisonfreepress (30)in #canada-prison • 7 years agoWe must end discrimination in jury selectionThe peremptory challenge − the unfettered ability of lawyers to exclude a limited number of otherwise qualified jurors…prisonfreepress (30)in #canada-prison • 7 years ago'A human rights issue': Lack of treatment for drug users means deaths behind barsMichelle McPherson's son Curtis McGowan was rushed to the Guelph, Ont., hospital by paramedics after overdosing, where…
