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PNS Suspends US Publication

Article • March 15, 1997 • from PLN March, 1997

Filed under: Media

PNS Suspends US Publication by It is with deep regret that Prison News Service (PNS) is announcing that we are pulling back from the American side of our work. The paper will continue as is, but with a primarily Canadian focus. We will also be cutting the number of copies …

Canadian Prisoners Regain Voting Rights

Article • August 15, 1996 • from PLN August, 1996

Filed under: Organizing, Voting, Prisoners-International

Canadian Prisoners Regain Voting Rights by Michael Klug On December 27, 1995, Canadian prisoners won another round in an on-going legal battle for their fundamental right to vote in Canadian federal elections. A Canadian federal court declared unconstitutional the latest federal ban on prisoner voting. The Canadian government plans to …

Canada's Prison Chief Resigns

Article • August 15, 1996 • from PLN August, 1996

Filed under: DOC/BOP misconduct, Gender Discrimination -- Women, Prison Rebellion, Strip Searches, Excessive Force, Guard Brutality/Beatings, Prisoners-International

Canada's Prison Chief Resigns by The head of Canada's prison service resigned immediately after a report was released April 1, 1996, about the abuse of female prisoners at the Kingston Prison for Women in April of 1994. "I have come to the conclusion that a change in leadership would be …

Observe Prisoners' Justice Day

Article • June 15, 1993 • from PLN June, 1993

Filed under: Organizing, Prisoners-International

Observe Prisoners' Justice Day by Zoltan Lugosi Traditionally, August 10th has been commemorated by prisoners in Canada as Prisoners' Justice Day (PJD). During the twenty-four hours of August 10th prisoners fast and refuse to work as a show of solidarity in memory of those who have died unnatural deaths in …

Canadian Officials May End Ban on Sex Between Prison Inmates

Article • January 15, 1992 • from PLN January, 1992

Filed under: Medical, HIV/AIDS, STDs, Prisoners-International

Canadian Officials May End Ban on Sex Between Prison Inmates by Rod Mikleburgh Canadian Officials May End Ban On Sex Between Prison Inmates by Rod Mickleburgh Toronto Globe and Mail TORONTO - Canadian federal corrections officials are considering an end to the ban on sex between prisoners, in light of …

Update of Canadian Women Prisoners

Article • May 15, 1991 • from PLN May, 1991

Filed under: Discrimination, Gender Discrimination -- Women, Prison Rebellion, Prisoners-International

Update of Canadian Women Prisoners by Paul Wright Update Of Canadian Women Prisoners By Paul Wright In our last issue of PLN (See "Oppression and Resistance at Canada's Prison for Women" page 7) we reported on events at the Prison for Women (P4W) in Kingston, Ontario, in which some 20 …

Oppression and Resistance at Canada's Prison for Women

Article • April 15, 1991 • from PLN April, 1991

Filed under: Gender Discrimination -- Women, Racial Discrimination, Mental Health, Suicides

Oppression and Resistance at Canada's Prison for Women by Oppression And Resistance At Canada's Prison For Women 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) …