Journal of Prisoners on Prisons, V26 #1&2: Dialogue on Canada's Federal Penitentiary System and the Need for Change - Paperback

by Jarrod Shook (Editor), Bridget McInnis (Editor), Justin Piché (Editor)

This special issue of the Journal of Prisoners on Prisons, titled "Dialogue on Canada's Federal Penitentiary System and the Need for Change", features dozens of contributions written by criminalized men and women currently incarcerated in Correctional Service Canada (CSC) institutions. The writings document the counterproductive changes to federal imprisonment made by the previous federal government. These incarcerated writers seek to contribute to the reflections of Justice Canada as it conducts a review of the penal system and to the Standing Senate Committee on Human Rights as it engages in a study about the treatment of prisoners in CSC penitentiaries. Individual prisoners and Inmate Committees from CSC institutions in the Atlantic, Quebec, Ontario, Prairie and Pacific regions who participated in this dialogue collectively express hope that the Government of Canada will move away from the punitive laws, policies, and practices.

Author Biography

Justin Piché est professeur agrégé au Département de criminologie de l'Université d'Ottawa.