COALITION AGAINST PROPOSED PRISONS
(CAPP)
See the resources below to learn the facts about the proposed
“Eastern Ontario Correctional Complex”, and to gain a broader understanding
of the issues related to prison expansion,
criminalization, and incarceration.
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Proposed Kemptville Prison
Myth-Busting Fact Sheet (full version) developed by CAPP Kemptville in conjunction with the Jail Opposition Group.
Myth-Busting Fact Sheet (1 page)
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Bail Reform
Set Up to Fail: Bail and the Revolving Door of Pre-trial Detention
Canadian Civil Liberties Association report on bail reform
Reasonable Bail?
The Centre of Research, Policy & Program Development. John Howard Society of Ontario
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Community Reentry
Women, Work & Reentry: A Report on Access to Employment for Women who have been Incarcerated
Anita Grace. Department of Law and Legal Studies, Carleton University
Homeless and Jailed: Jailed and Homeless
John Howard Society of Toronto
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The Local Economic Impacts of Prisons
Invested in Prisons: Prison Expansion and Community Development in Canada
Greg McElligott. Studies in Social Justice
The Local Economic Impacts of Prisons
Janjala Chirakijja, Department of Economics, Northwestern University
The Prison Industry: Carceral Expansion and Employment in U.S. Counties
Gregory Hooks, Clayton Mosher, Thomas Rotolo, Linda Lobao. Social Science Quarterly
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Mental Health and Incarceration
Stop Jailing People with Mental Health Issues: It Kills
Sarah Speight, Souheil Benslimane, Aaron Doyle, and Justin Piché. Ottawa Citizen
Mental Illness and the Prison System
The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health. website
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Prison Expansion
Build Communities, Not Cages: Jails Are Death Traps, No Matter How New
Justin Piche' and Sarah Speight. The Globe and Mail
Ontario's Plan to Build New Prisons is Wrongheaded
Michael Spratt. Canadian Lawyer Magazine
The pandemic has offered a look at prison reform possibilities
Maclean's Editorial