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Today is Prisoners’ Justice Day; here’s what it means to me

August 10, 2020 By Anonymous 1 Comment

The author of this article is a former provincial prisoner. Today, August 10, is Prisoners’ Justice Day. I got my first real lesson on Prisoners’ Justice Day in Millhaven Institution when I was incarcerated there in the early 2000s. I had been around in some provincial jails on August 10s before that but it was […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Ed Nalon, Maplehurst Institution, Millhaven Institution, Prisoners Justice Day, segregation in prisons

Prisoners, acting mostly on their own, are changing the legal landscape of Nova Scotia’s jails

August 7, 2020 By Tim Bousquet 1 Comment

Today, Nova Scotia Supreme Court Justice Kevin Coady published a decision, saying that the way two prisoners at the Burnside Jail are being held in solitary confinement is unfair, and he wants the jail administrators to address the situation, and if they don’t within 14 days, he wants to see the prisoners in court, potentially […]

Filed Under: Featured, News Tagged With: Andre Gray, Burnside jail, Central Nova Scotia Correctional Facility, Claire McNeil, Dylan Gogan, Dylan Roach, East Coast Prison Justice Society (ECPJS), El Jones, habeas corpus applications, Hanna Garson, Justice Elizabeth Van den Eynden, Justice Gerald Moir, Justice Kevin Coady, Justice Peter P. Rosinski, lockdown, Maurice Pratt, Rae’heem Downey, Richard Verge, segregation in prisons, Solitary confinement

What is going on at the East Coast Forensic Hospital?

August 29, 2019 By El Jones 2 Comments

The death of Greg Hiles last week at the East Coast Forensic Hospital has led to calls for an inquiry and questions about the conditions at the facility. Serious problems have been consistently raised about the state of the province’s hospitals, nursing homes, and other treatment facilities. Disability rights advocates recently won a Nova Scotia Human […]

Filed Under: Featured, Investigation, News, Province House Tagged With: apple-ing while Black, Bob Murphy, Criminal Code Review Board (CCRB), Daniel Ryan, Dr. Aileen Brunet, East Coast Forensic Hospital (ECFH), Greg Hiles, Gregory Hiles, habeas corpus applications, Howard Hyde, Howard Sapers, Jeremy Williams, Judge Anne Derrick, Justice Ann Smith, Marcel Lawrence, Mentally Ill Offender Unit (MIOU), Mike Dull, NCR, Nova Scotia Health Authority (NSHA), Pat Atherton, Ralph Atkinson, segregation in prisons, Todd Henwood

“Losing our fucking minds”

Sean Kelly, the head of the province's jails, says the jails are getting better at following the rules about solitary confinement. But we talked to prisoners, and they say nothing has changed.

June 2, 2018 By El Jones Leave a Comment

This week, the auditor general’s office released a review of “close confinement” practices in Nova Scotia jails. The report found that the rules about segregating prisoners are frequently not being followed and that documentation is not being kept. The findings show that prisoners in segregation are not being given showers or getting the required exercise […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: El Jones, Sean Kelly, segregation in prisons, Solitary confinement, Trans women in prison, women's hygiene in prison

The Tideline, with Tara Thorne

Phyllis Rising — Rebecca Falvey (left) and Meg Hubley. Photo submitted

Episode #19 of The Tideline, with Tara Thorne is published.

Meg Hubley and Rebecca Falvey met as theatre kids at Neptune and have been friends ever since. As Phyllis Rising — that’s right, Mary Tyler Moore hive — they’re making films, plays, and are in production on The Crevice, a three-part sitcom streaming live from the Bus Stop in March. They stop by to talk with Tara about its development, their shared love of classic SNL and 90s sitcoms, and the power of close friendship. Plus: A new song from a new band.

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Uncover: Dead Wrong

In 1995, Brenda Way was brutally murdered behind a Dartmouth apartment building. In 1999, Glen Assoun was found guilty of the murder. He served 17 years in prison, but steadfastly maintained his innocence. In 2019, Glen Assoun was fully exonerated.

Halifax Examiner founder and investigative journalist Tim Bousquet has followed the story of Glen Assoun's wrongful conviction for over five years. Now, Bousquet tells that story as host of Season 7 of the CBC podcast series Uncover: Dead Wrong.

Click here to go to listen to the podcast, or search for CBC Uncover on Apple podcasts, Spotify, or any other podcast aggregator.

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