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Cedarhedge turns 150
Canada’s Penitentiary Museum was once the Kingston Penitentiary warden’s home. It was built by inmate gangs in 1873. It 150 this summer.
For the love of the game
Michelle Foreman is a community parole officer responsible for rural areas in Southern Manitoba. Michelle drives hours to visit offenders, snaking her way along prairie highways. She loves her job, but it’s a change of pace from her other life as a professional basketball player.
William Head inmates give back to the community in creative ways
The workshop at William Head Institution is busy with residents working with their hands. Those who are developing their skills in the shop have the creative freedom to build whatever they can assemble. Many choose to build something for others and give from the heart.
Offenders build arena bleachers, skills, and community pride
The little hockey player with the red stick peeked through the glass into the new change room.
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Doris Fortin’s legacy of innovative women offenders programs
When Doris Fortin started as a correctional officer in 1984, women offenders had the same correctional programs as the men.
CSC steering in the right direction with accessible van
Patrick (Pat) Avery opens the door of the new Correctional Service Canada (CSC) Ford Transit van with his cell phone. This small action makes doing his job as parole officer supervisor easier
The unconventional approach for the unconventional learner
A healthy lifestyle is essential for everyone. Not surprisingly, a CSC fitness program that promotes a healthy lifestyle is helping incarcerated individuals improve not only their physical health, but their mental and social well-being.
Planting seeds of change
Over the past three years, Edmonton Institution for Women’s (EIFW) gardening project has blossomed. What started as a small patch of vegetables has grown to over a dozen raised boxes, a medium sized plot, a few greenhouses, and composting stations—thanks to a group of offenders with green thumbs.
The Ephesus Project: Volunteers delivering post-secondary education in Correctional Service Canada institutions
The Ephesus Project is a volunteer initiative that funds, organizes, and delivers post-secondary courses to incarcerated learners within the Correctional Services of Canada (CSC) institutions. The project, named for the great library in the ancient city of Ephesus, a centre of culture and learning in the Roman Empire, seeks to bring wisdom and culture to the incarcerated.
Recognizing Carole Eldridge and her unique approach to restorative justice
For 14 years, Carole Eldridge has worked with the Restorative Opportunities (RO) program at the Correctional Service of Canada (CSC), providing her clients with compassionate care as a restorative justice practitioner and mediator in cases of serious crime. She has walked the path with both victims and offenders on their journey towards dialogue and meaningful accountability. We recently sat down with Carole following her retirement to discuss the RO program and her exceptional work.
