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Oppression and Resistance at Canada's Prison for Women
Loaded on April 15, 1991
published in Prison Legal News
April, 1991, page 7
Oppression And Resistance At Canada's Prison For Women
Filed under:
Gender Discrimination -- Women,
Racial Discrimination,
Mental Health,
Suicides.
Location:
Canada.
KINGSTON, ONTARIO - On February 12, 1991, Lorna Jones, a native prisoner, was found hanging in her cell. Her's was the fifth suicide by a native prisoner at the Prison for Women (P4W) in the last 18 months. Lorna had been serving …
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- Non-English Messed Over
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