10 Myths about Prison Life
Post #291 900 words; 4 minutes to read Audio summary by volunteer Kimberly Duong. Summary: Takes on several myths about what prisons in Canada are really like. This post is reproduced with slight edits from Law360 Canada: https://www.law360.ca/ca/criminal/articles/2402961?nl_pk=cc8cf973-41cc-42ab-a00e-ad2114da2a73&utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=ca/criminal&utm_content=2025-10-24&read_main=1&nlsidx=0&nlaidx=0 By John L. Hill...
Read MorePrisoner Experience: Religion, Chaplains and Irony
Post #288 1100 words; 6 minutes to read This post is reprinted with permission from Law360 Canada, as one of a series on prisoner experience they are publishing. David Dorson is the pen name of someone who was imprisoned some...
Read MoreIncarceration Nations Network and Global Freedom Fellows
Post #280 1000 words; 4 minutes to read Audio summary courtesy of volunteer Jada Lam. Summary: The Incarceration Nations Network is an international effort to support, through a number of projects improvements in criminal justice and support for people around...
Read MorePrisoner experience: Taste
Post #279 1300 words; 5 minutes to read Audio summary courtesy of volunteer Jada Lam This post is reprinted in full, including the disclaimer after the text, with permission from the blog of B.C. lawyer and advocate Harpreet Ahuja. The...
Read MoreListening to Justice II: The Stories Behind the Canada’s Prisons
Post #278 1000 words; 4 minutes to read By: Post and audio summary by volunteer Jada Lam Summary: Beyond the headlines and statistics of Canadian prisons are human stories of struggle, neglect, and resilience. This post explores four podcasts that...
Read MoreImprisonment creates burdens for families
Post #261 500 words; 3 minutes to read Audio summary by student volunteer Kimberly Duong. Summary: Interviews with 29 family members of incarcerated people shows the heavy burdens families face, often due to services not provided by the prisons. by...
Read MoreThe power of second chance
Post #259 1060 words; 5 minutes to read Audio summary by student volunteer Kimberly Duong. Post by Alexandra Gagnon, law student, University of Alberta Summary: This post looks at second chance options for those with a criminal record as supported...
Read MoreThe Silent Story: The Voice of the Accused
Post #258 1100 words; 5 minutes to read By Hannah Lee, law student, linkedin.com/in/hannah-jd-candidate Summary: Accused persons seldom speak in the justice system, leaving us ignorant of the social and life circumstances that often play a major role in criminal...
Read MoreDorson: Christmas in Prison
Post #256 1100 words; 5 minutes to read Audio summary courtesy of volunteer Kimberly Duong This post is reprinted with permission from Law360 Canada, one of a series on prisoner experience they are publishing under the pen name David Dorson....
Read MorePrisoner experience: Baglee hits the big time
Post #235 1200 words; 5 minutes to read Jonathan Baglee is currently attending Athabasca U with the aspiration of becoming a lawyer. www.linkedin.com/in/jonathan-baglee. This is the second part of his story; part 1 is here. Audio summary by volunteer law student Hannah Lee....
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