Overview

This general issue of the Journal of Prisoners on Prisons edited by Justin Piche and Kevin Walby features articles by current and former prisoners documenting the latest trends in penal policy and practice in the United States. The issue also features an article to ""The Dialogue on the Canadian Carceral State"" that explores the punitiveness of Canada's immigration system, a ""Response"" paper on the struggle over the future of the decommissioned Prison for Women (P4W) as a site of memory, as well as ""Prisoners' Struggles"" contributions, and a book review. The cover art, featuring the pieces ""Carceral Landscape"" and ""Close the Bastard Down!"", was created by Peter Collins a former Canadian prisoner serving a life sentence who died behind bars of cancer. Published in English.

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Author:   Professor Justin Piché (Associate Professor) ,  Professor Kevin Walby (Associate Professor)
Publisher:   University of Ottawa Press
Imprint:   University of Ottawa Press
ISBN:  

9780776641560

ISBN 10:   0776641565
Pages:   204
Publication Date:   01 September 2020
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

INTRODUCTION FROM THE SPECIAL ISSUE EDITORS Still Writing and Fighting to Reduce the Footprint and Harm of the Canadian Carceral State Sarah Speight, Jarrod Shook, Justin Piché and Kevin Walby ..................1 CONTINUING THE DIALOGUE ON THE CANADIAN CARCERAL STATE DISPATCHES FROM FEDERALLY SENTENCED PRISONERS Lessons from Prison Anonymous .............................................................................................42 To Whom it May Concern: Frustrated and Desperate Conan Moody .........................................................................................56 Education in Prison? Nicholas Bakolias...................................................................................61 Disproportionate Sense of Duty and Honour Norman A. Bristol...................................................................................64 Call to Action Paul Drennan .........................................................................................66 Ya Gotta Keep Your Head Up: Rebuilding Self-Confidence and Self-Worth in Prison with Rock-Bottom Resiliency.....................................................71 Why Are We Inside? Anonymous Prisoner 1 ...........................................................................79 LE RAPPORT D’ARCHAMBAULT /THE ARCHAMBAULT REPORT Plus le temps passe, plus les conditions d’incarcération empirent Francis Beauchamp................................................................................84 Archambault : On s’en va où? François Hagan......................................................................................88 Une lettre ouverte Mr. Hope .................................................................................................91 Une lettre ouverte à un ami Léo Lévesque ..........................................................................................97 L’état des choses à Archambault et pistes prometteuses Mario Lussier .........................................................................................99 Appel à l’action Marvin Ouimet......................................................................................104 Un aperçu des problèmes du système pénitentiaire Vallerand Ghislain................................................................................107 Life Sentences Are Evil Anonymous Concerned Convict ...........................................................111 Expand Opportunities, Make Communities Safer Anonymous Prisoner 2 .........................................................................113 Questions Anonymous Prisoner 3 .........................................................................115 Can Lifers Make Amends? Anonymous Prisoner 4 .........................................................................117 The Other Death Penalty in Canada? Convict 777...........................................................................................119 Towards Redress and Rehabilitation in Canada’s Federal Penitentiary System Desperately Seeking a Chance .............................................................121 Real Problems Require Real Change G.S. .......................................................................................................123 Life Within the Confines of CSC Institutions Justin Joseph Germa ............................................................................124 The View from the Margins Paul.......................................................................................................127 Ici S.K. .......................................................................................................128 A Few Reflections from Archambault Institution Vincenzo Armeni ...................................................................................130 On Life Sentences S.A.........................................................................................................132 A Correctional Plan for the Canadian Federal Penitentiary System Tommy Bassio .......................................................................................134 What Will You Do? Anonymous Whistleblower ...................................................................142 RESPONSE Continuing the Dialogue on the Canadian Carceral State Jarrod Shook.........................................................................................148 PRISONERS’ STRUGGLES Str8UP Inspired: Creating Community and Art at the Intersection of Parenthood and Incarceration Jillian Baker .........................................................................................165 The Art of Justice Vicki Chartrand and Emily Lampron ...................................................171 Supporting Prisoners Through Correspondence Write ON!..............................................................................................175 BOOK REVIEWS Wasted Time by Edward Hertrich Toronto: Dundurn Press (2019), 288pp. Reviewed by Melissa Munn ..................................................................176 Available Titles and Call for Book Reviews: Journal of Prisoners on Prisons...........................................................179 UPCOMING SPECIAL ISSUES – CALLS FOR PAPERS Desistance, Social Justice and Lived Experience Katharina Maier, Rosemary Ricciardelli and Shadd Maruna..............182 25 Years of Convict Criminology Grant Tietjen, J. Renee Trombley and Alison Cox................................184 Anti-colonial Carceral Abolition Thalia Anthony, Vicki Chartrand and Tracey McIntosh Ngāi Tūhoe ...185 Walls to Bridges Shoshanna Pollack and Christine Mayor.............................................189 Homelessness and Incarceration Erin Dej and Dale Spencer...................................................................192 COVER ART “Canada’s Aboriginal Strategy” (front cover) Peter Collins 2012 ......................................................................................................194 “Racism Canada” (back cover) Peter Collins 2011 ......................................................................................................194

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