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Feb 17! @Schulich_CrimJ @SchulichLaw will host a panel with the authors of “Defund the Police” report. El Jones, Harry Chritchley & @jennlmtaylor will provide an overview of their recommendations for defunding and detasking police&the broader societal implications. All welcome!

Next Friday Feb 11. Join us for our health law seminar on human rights and social justice in mental health with Dr. Marina Morrow ⁦@yorkuniversity⁩ ! All welcome, link to join in the poster. Time is AST. ⁦@HealthLawAtDal⁩ ⁦@SchulichLaw⁩ ⁦@DalHealth⁩

The Record Suspension Clinic through @FryMainland helps break this cycle. I launched the fundraising component of the Clinic while in law school & E Fry has supported several women (successfully) through the application process. You can support this work: canadahelps.org/en/charities/e…

I was the Co-Coordinator for the Record Suspension Clinic through @FryMainland in law school, helping clients facing this situation. The record suspension process & the way employers treat applicants w/ records do not enable people to change their lives. thechronicleherald.ca/news/canada/ha…

I got this letter in the mail yesterday from my brother who is serving time in Stony Mountain Penitentiary. It was written from someone else on the range and says "The Voice For All Inmates."

For Indigenous women, systemic racial bias in prison leaves many worse off than men /via @globeandmail theglobeandmail.com/canada/article…

Two weeks of #SpotlightonSolitary with daily panels, talks, podcasts and events w @CAEFS @JohnHoward_Can @PapaTalisman @coleenlisa @DebraParkes @MaryAnnC_CCJS @KPateontheHill &many more! Join the conversation, share and keep an eye out on the registry in events! @Schulich_CrimJ

Did you miss the amazing talk on Tue w @SaraTessier15 @KPateontheHill & @emiliercoyle? Here is the recording: youtu.be/N9cftxElZPo @SchulichLaw @NSLegalAid @Schulich_CrimJ @DalLawFeminists @dalprisonlaw @CAEFS

A vitally important piece featuring our amazing collaborators - @biancaisfree @bignell_tanya Laura Toney #BuildCommunitiesNotPrisons @thenfb @CAEFS @cbcdocs

Tune in tonight to learn about how social justice intersects with women’s prisons!

Next on our August overview are some basic law principles and theories that may help when learning about current issues in prison law.

There are two types of deterrence and they are important to consider when reading about criminal/prison law issues in the news, policies or legislation. Stay tuned for more info this week!

This is one of the many underlying principles of criminal and prison law, which focuses on how to prevent people (the public or the individual) from committing crimes.

Next on our August Overview is the issue of Deterrence!

“emancipation isn’t real until the systems that oppress us are abolished.” toronto.ctvnews.ca/hundreds-march…

For the month of August, DPLS is going to focus on how the Criminal Justice System operates in Canada. Stay tuned for weekly content, trivia, and more! #CriminalJustice #DPLS #PrisonLaw #Dalhousie #CSC #CorrectionsCanada #CorrectionalServicesofCanada #CorrectionsCanada

Solidarity message from the Burnside Prison Strikers to the OCDC Prison Strikers. In struggle for liberation. #OCDCHungerStrike #TurnTheTideOnBurnside #BlackAugustNorth

Canada's prison ombudsman calls COVID isolation 'extremely concerning': Measures to curb the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic in the country's prisons violate their human rights: There are alternatives ctv.news/kwj6ahb

We've compiled a legal information resource for people attending Wet'suwet'en Solidarity Actions. The information is not an endorsement of colonial law, but rather a guide so that Wet’suwet’en supporters may be better informed when interacting with police. pivotlegal.org/legal_informat…

@Bell -Every call someone makes from a prison is a collect call. This means the person on the other end has to pay $1/minute, and that’s local – according to CBC, a long-distance call can be $25 for 20 minutes. The cost adds up quickly. cbc.ca/news/canada/ot…