The West Coast Prison Justice Society operates a legal clinic in BC and promotes the rule of law within prisons and the fair and humane treatment of prisoners.
British Columbia
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"ATI records show B.C.'s Kent Institution issued 35 modified routine notices in six months, restricting some units to as little as 10 minutes out of their cells a day. Only four used the word lockdown": thecanadareport.ca/kent-inst…
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Behind the Reporting: Anna Mehler Paperny reflects on why it’s essential to tell prisoners’ stories
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Excellent reporting by the IJB on Canada’s growing use of prison isolation.
Officially, Canada has no solitary confinement. But an @UofT_ijb probe reveals increases in the use of "observation cells" and "dry cells," putting more prisoners in conditions that meet the international definition of solitary. ijb.utoronto.ca/news/hidden-…
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20 orgs have signed and released an open letter today expressing grave concern with a decision by CSC to restrict access to medications commonly used to treat depression, ADHD, and other conditions for people in federal prisons. Read the letter here: tinyurl.com/5kytrh48
Today, on Prisoners' Justice Day, we remember the people who have lost their lives to the prison system, and hold their families, friends, loved ones, and communities in our hearts. 1/2
In-person event by Vancouver PJD Groups: facebook.com/events/s/prison…
Virtual events including the PJD annual livestream with hosts El Jones and Desmond Cole here: youtube.com/@cpepgroup6577
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UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues – Indigenous governments, organizations and legal aid clinic rebuke Canada for mass incarceration of Indigenous Peoples – call for funding and authority to Indigenous governments and organizations. More here: tinyurl.com/mrz6nwrt
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Prisoners deserve more information about use-of-force incidents - read the opinion piece on the recent use of force JR filed with support from PLS here: tinyurl.com/udbwa9ee
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A revised version of understanding Correctional Service Canada‘s new Opioid Agonist Treatment policy
information for federally incarcerated people pamphlet is available here: tinyurl.com/3pxkcme3
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NEWS RELEASE: 2 people w/ lived experience of incarceration filed a case in Federal Court against CSC, challenging the agency’s practice of withholding results of internal reviews when prison officers use force against incarcerated people. More here: tinyurl.com/4m3x3wbb
80+ civil society leaders from faith, labour, enviro, legal, academic & arts communities are standing together for human rights and reconciliation – calling on #BCgov to recommit to implementing not amending #DRIPA.
Read the statement here: wcel.org/DeclarationAct
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CSC recently changed OAT medications available to people in prisons. Read more about what that means for people in federal prisons here: tinyurl.com/45jpwrwa
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PLS, with other orgs, made a joint submission to the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commissioner regarding telecommunications systems and services in correctional facilities. More here: tinyurl.com/sxwrc6np
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Canada's Correctional Investigator released it's 2024-2025 annual report today and found it was "abundantly clear that CSC is fundamentally ill-equipped to provide long-term mental health care to individuals with serious mental illness". Report here:
tinyurl.com/mszs9zm9
Great reporting by The Tyee about the mice infestation issues at VIRCC and the internal and external advocacy efforts led by incarcerated people.
thetyee.ca/News/2025/08/15/P…
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Attention social justice and human rights lawyers: PLS is hiring for two positions! Apply by Sept 15, 2025: tinyurl.com/3kbjywpn
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Aug 10, 2025 marks 50 years since the first Prisoners’ Justice Day was observed in 1975, when people incarcerated at Millhaven Inst. organized a work and hunger strike to memorialize the death of Eddie Nalon. PLS mourns all those who have lost their lives to the prison system.
PLS is hiring a Racial Justice Advocate – apply by Aug 1!
prisonjustice.org/pls-is-hir…
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On June 19, 2025, Prisoners’ Legal Services presented to the BC Select Standing Committee on Finance and Government Services - read our submission here:
tinyurl.com/4vphyn5a
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