The Jail Opposition Group (JOG) and the Coalition Against the Proposed Prison (CAPP) invite you to communicate your opposition to the proposed prison by displaying a lawn sign at your home or business. Join us in saying "Stop the Kemptville Prison”.

Order your double sided 18" x 24" lawn sign today and we will arrange safe delivery to you beginning the week of June 14, 2021.

A donation of $10, or whatever amount you can manage, to cover production costs will be greatly appreciated. Cash or e-transfer payment options are available.

Order your lawn sign today by emailing: jail.opposition.group@gmail.com

ORDER YOUR SIGN TODAY!

View the flyer delivered to Kemptville and area residents the week of June 14th

• CAPP hosted it's third in a series of public information forums on June 23, 2021.   Three distinguished speakers joined us to discuss the importance of saving the College Campus farmland and better alternatives to a prison:
  
  1. Phil Mount, director of Just Food (local food movement and food security)
  2. Emma Jane Woods of Ontario Farmland Trust
  3. Dr. Ralph Martin, retired researcher, University of Guelph, Sustainable Agriculture.
  
  To view this Public Information Forum visit:  CAPP JUNE 23, 2021

PAST EVENTS:

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• On Feb 2, 2021, and Dec 8, 2020, CAPP held public forums about the proposed Kemptville prison.  Please visit our YouTube page to hear the speakers from both our forums.
   

• See the latest YouTube video from CAPP, "Why the Ford/Clark prison is a bad idea"

• On May 13, 2021 CAPP and JOG held a Community Action Event.   Please click on the following slides from Kirk Albert's presentation:

• July 14, 2021:  Stand By Me, Editorial, North Grenville Times
   

• July 14, 2021:  Fieldwork on correctional facility site begins, North Grenville Times
   

• June 30, 2021:  Council faces continued opposition to the proposed correctional facility, North Grenville Times
   

• June 30, 2021:  Imagining anti-colonial and a food secure future for Kemptville College Farm, North Grenville Times
   

• June 26, 2021:  Kemptville prison opposition groups reveal findings of Solicitor General access to information request, Inside Ottawa Valley

• June 24, 2021:  Concerns remain over Kemptville Prison Plan, Toronto Star
   

• June 23, 2021:  Access To information request reveals lack of transparency about prison plan, North Grenville Times
   

• June 22, 2021:  Proposed Kemptville Campus jail opponents to address North Grenville Council this evening, June 22, Farmers Forum
   

• June 22, 2021:  Fighting a proposed provincial jail in Eastern Ontario, Talking Radical Radio
   

• June 14, 2021:  Local opposition groups create lawn signs in fight against proposed Kemptville prison
   

• May 25, 2021:  Group against provincial jail in Kemptville raising funds to send mail-outs to residents, advertise, Inside Ottawa Valley
   

• May 12, 2021:  Our provincial government's gamble, North Grenville Times
   

• Mar 31, 2021:  Concerns About proposed prison voiced at public meeting, North Grenville Times
   

• Mar 26, 2021:  New concerns about provincial prison in Kemptville discussed during council meeting, Inside Ottawa Valley
   

• Mar 26, 2021: Still Lots Of Uncertainty On Proposed Prison Following Special Council Meeting, My Kemptville Now
   

• Mar 24, 2021:  North Grenville residents speak out against proposed Kemptville prison, City News
   

• Mar 23, 2021:  YouTube video:  Municipal Council meeting, residents speak out against proposed prison.
   

• Mar 13, 2021: Kemptville prison opposition groups to have their voices heard at special council meeting March 23, Inside Ottawa Valley
   

• Mar 9, 2021:  Conversation with Victor Lachance and Colleen Lynas from CAPP, Podcast, North Grenville Times
   

• Mar 9, 2021:  Special Council Meeting Set To Discuss Proposed Prison In Kemptville, My Kemptville Now
   

• Mar 3, 2021:  Eastern Ontario should say no to prison expansion, Ottawa Citizen
   

• Mar 3, 2021:  Why new prisons may not bring new jobs, TVO.org
   

• Mar 3, 2021:  Feisty opposition to prison on Kemptville College farmland, Farmers Forum
   

• Feb 18, 2021:  Coalition Against Proposed Prison Information Session, North Grenville Times
   

• Feb 16, 2021: Kemptville residents against prison debate failed correctional system, doubt rehabilitation claims, Inside Ottawa Valley
   

• Feb 4, 2021:  CAPP Looks for Answers from Municipality and Province, My Kemptville Now
   

• Feb 3, 2021:  Opponents Against New Prison Anywhere, Not Just Kemptville:  Nation Valley News
   

• Jan 29, 2021:  Public Forum Being Held To Speak Out Against Proposed Kemptville Prison, Kemptville Now
   

• Jan 27, 2021:  Challenging the Economic Benefits, Letter to the Editor, North Grenville Times
   

• Jan 27, 2021:  Asking for the Evidence, Letter to the Editor, North Grenville Times
   

• Dec 23, 2020:  Open letter to Steve Clark, Letter to the Editor, North Grenville Times
   

• Dec 9, 2020:  Alan Neal interviews CAPP spokesperson, Colleen Lynas, CBC Radio's All in a Day
   

• Dec 9, 2020: A better vision for Kemptville, Guest Editorial, North Grenville Times  
   

• Dec 9, 2020:  Keeping watch on the neighbours, The North Dundas Times
   

• Dec 2, 2020:  Proposed Kemptville jail meets with resistance, The Toronto Star
   

• Dec 2, 2020:  Prison Benefits Bureaucrats, North Grenville Times
   

• Nov 17, 2020:  Prison planned for downtown Kemptville divides residents, Inside Ottawa Valley
   

• Nov 9, 2020:  Kemptville residents protest against proposed new jail, CBC Ottawa
   

• Nov 4, 2020:  Stakeholders Meeting Solidified Our Opposition to the Proposed Prison, North Grenville Times
   

• Aug 27, 2020:  Province to build 2 new jails, upgrade 3 others in eastern Ontario, CBC Ottawa

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