Rumour has it
Who do workplace anti-gossip policies protect? by Caitlin Hart Nov 4, 2021 7 min read Share Over the past decade, workplace anti-gossip policies have proliferated under the … Read More
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Resting toward liberated futures
by Chantelle Spicer Nov 4, 2021 4 min read Share “To not rest is really being violent towards your body, to align yourself with a system that … Read More
Amber Dawn, jaye simpson, and Jeff Bierk on ethics, futures, and rejection in art
Every year, Briarpatch hosts a contest where we invite our readers to submit poetry, photography, and creative non-fiction. It’s one of the very few writing or art contests that explicitly focusses on social … Read More
From the plantation to the prison
Peter Collins Can I envision a life without prisons? Yes, I can envision a life without physical prisons as they are absolutely no use in making a person change their … Read More
“That’s how we protect one another”
A sign on the banks of the Sipekne’katik River reads “No consent, no caverns, no brine.” Photos courtesy of Sadie Beaton. It was the RCMP that gave Dale Poulette the … Read More
Will the real climate platform please stand up?
The coal fired Keephills Power Station in Wabamun, Alberta. Photo by Amber Bracken. With a federal election a few days away, each would-be Prime Minister is giving an unprecedented amount … Read More
How the Prison Abolition Issue came to be
Letter from the editorial collective by The Prison Abolition Issue editorial collective Sep 2, 2021 11 min read Share In early 2020, plans were underway for the … Read More
Evidence of an unjust justice system
by Anonymous Sep 2, 2021 7 min read Share How would life look in our communities if prisons didn’t exist? If our communities had real opportunities instead … Read More
Fed up with being locked down
by Frére Corbeau Sep 2, 2021 5 min read Share Ricky Leslie First and foremost, I am an incarcerated person from the United States. Second, I am … Read More
Prisons are built on our backs
by Cory Charles Cardinal Sep 2, 2021 5 min read Share The justice system is rooted in colonial policies that were designed to suppress and control a … Read More
Criminal code is the new buffalo
by Andy Peekeekoot Sep 2, 2021 8 min read Share Question: would you know true rehabilitation? I’m going on two decades in prison for a crime for … Read More
On Therapeutic Community
by Trenton Tompkins Sep 2, 2021 8 min read Share The program I completed at the Fayette State Correctional Institution in Pennsylvania was called “Therapeutic Community.” This … Read More
Death by a thousand cuts: Aging in Canadian prisons
by Christophe Lewis Sep 2, 2021 8 min read Share “Time” by Tim Fefoldi They say once you’re “woke” you can’t go back to sleep. This is … Read More
Two poems from prison
by Levi Waldbillig Sep 2, 2021 2 min read Share “System Collapse” (Insurgents Greed) No bullet, no sword, nor anything formed,nothing short of a category 4 storm,Could … Read More
Why choose to live?
by Roi Kuvé Sep 2, 2021 5 min read Share Art by Joey Toutsaint for Prisoners’ Justice Day 2020 NOTICE: Pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1997d – … Read More