GELA Prison Project blog

Literacy for Incarcerated Fathers and Their Children

archibrarian — Fri, 03 May 2013 03:06:29 +0000

From the Future of Children Princeton-Brookings

http://blogs.princeton.edu/futureofchildren/2013/04/literacy-for-incarcerated-fathers-and-their-children.html

Prison Library Closes at Saskatchewan Penitentiary

archibrarian — Fri, 03 May 2013 03:01:10 +0000

Inmates at the Saskatchewan Penitentiary in Prince Albert will no longer have access to a regional library service, after federal funding was abruptly cut on a contract that had been going for years.

From CBC news

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/story/2013/04/26/sk-prison-library-130426.html

Public and Prison Libraries

archibrarian — Fri, 03 May 2013 02:57:13 +0000

Important, Often Overlooked, Partners in Reentry

From Corrections.com

http://www.corrections.com/news/article/32742-public-and-prison-libraries-important-often-overlooked-partners-in-reentry

Can Forgiveness Play a Role In Criminal Justice

archibrarian — Thu, 10 Jan 2013 02:13:18 +0000

From the New York Times

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/06/magazine/can-forgiveness-play-a-role-in-criminal-justice.html?smid=fb-share&_r=0

Missing Women Commission of Inquiry

archibrarian — Thu, 20 Dec 2012 00:59:29 +0000

From the Globe and Mail, “In Pictures:Vancouver’s Missing Women Inquiry Report Released”

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/british-columbia/in-pictures-vancouvers-missing-women-inquiry-report-released/article6489216/

Missing Women Commission of Inquiry – Final Report http://www.missingwomeninquiry.ca/

Canadian Prison Libraries

archibrarian — Thu, 20 Dec 2012 00:50:24 +0000

From Exploring Prison Librarianship

http://exploringprisonlibrarianship.wordpress.com/2012/06/16/canadian-prison-libraries/

Mandatory Sentences Face Growing Skepticism

archibrarian — Thu, 20 Dec 2012 00:48:42 +0000

From the New York Times “For Lesser Crimes, Rethinking Life Behind Bars”

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/12/science/mandatory-prison-sentences-face-growing-skepticism.html

Lawsuit seeks needle exchange programs for prisons

archibrarian — Wed, 03 Oct 2012 00:52:03 +0000

Prisoner, public health at risk without syringe exchanges, AIDS groups allege

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/story/2012/09/25/aids-organizations-lawsuit-needle-exchange.html

Aboriginal women imprisoned in soaring numbers

archibrarian — Wed, 03 Oct 2012 00:50:55 +0000

New report describes growing ‘crisis’ for aboriginal women

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/story/2012/09/27/aboriginal-women-prison-report.html

Fundraiser: Book & Rummage Sale

archibrarian — Wed, 05 Sep 2012 00:11:14 +0000

Just a reminder that the GELA (Greater Edmonton Library Association) Women’s Prison Library and Reintegration Subcommittee Book and Rummage sale is this Friday and Saturday.

100% of the proceeds will go to supporting library services to people in Edmonton prisons and correctional centres.

Strathcona Baptist Church
8318-104 Street
(north entrance, gymnasium)

Friday, Sept 7th: 5 pm – 9 pm
Saturday, Sept. 8th: 10 am – 6 pm