Sept 25, 2020 Prince Albert Now (SK) – Nigel Maxwell Frustrated by lack of contract, federal correctional officers stage rallies across the country The federal guards are now two years without a contract and many are unable to get annual leave … [Read more...]
New vision…
April 11, 2020 by
April 11, 2020 The Guardian (UK) – The Long Read - Rebecca Solnit 'The impossible has already happened': what coronavirus can teach us about hope The outcome of disasters is not foreordained. It’s a conflict, one that takes place while things … [Read more...]
Prisons – No one safe…
February 23, 2020 by
Feb. 22, 2020 The Marshall Project - Joseph Neff and Alysia Santo Mississippi Prisons: No One's Safe, Not Even the Guards - Too many prisoners, too few officers leads to violence. The reputation of prisons in Mississippi leaves nothing to the … [Read more...]
Transparency…
September 18, 2014 by
Sept. 18, 2014 Toronto Star – Alex Boutilier Ottawa admits to tracking hundreds of protests A request by Liberal MP Scott Brison to the Government Operations Center brought a revelation that the Conservative government has collected … [Read more...]
Pot…
July 31, 2014 by
July 31, 2014 MacLean’s – Paul Wells Harper’s pot wedge: Up in smoke Wells thinks that the advocacy of the N.Y. Times editorial board for the legalization of marijuana, and the growing acceptance of that position in Canada, is likely to … [Read more...]
Violence in Youth Centre
June 26, 2014 by
June 26, 2014 Toronto Star – Patty Winsa Self-defence training, protective equipment ordered for youth jail guards after attacks, union says The Roy McMurtry Youth Centre in Brampton has had several recent incidents of violence in which … [Read more...]
New prison unrest
April 28, 2013 by
April 28, 2013 880 AM NEWS - Alberta prison guards fighting back When the provincial government ignored concerns raised by guards around the new Edmonton remand centre, an entire shift of 70 guards staged a wildcat strike. Two … [Read more...]