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- [News](https://caefs.ca/news-campaigns/news/) - PRE-BUDGET SUBMISSION 2026:Submitted to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance
- [Bourse commémorative 2026](https://caefs.ca/2026-memorial-bursaries/) - Mise à jour : La date limite pour présenter une demande de bourse pour 2026 était le 6 juillet 2026. Les inscriptions sont désormais closes. Merci à tous ceux qui ont présenté une demande! Les candidatures pour les bourses commémoratives CAEFS 2026 sont maintenant ouvertes ! Les bourses commémoratives de l’ACSEF aident les femmes et
- [2026 Memorial Bursaries](https://caefs.ca/2026-memorial-bursaries/) - Update: The deadline to submit 2026 bursary applications was July 6th 2026. Applications are now closed. Thank you to everyone who applied! Applications for CAEFS 2026 Memorial Bursaries are now open! CAEFS memorial bursaries support former and currently incarcerated women and gender-diverse people in reaching their education and employment goals. Access the application package here:
- [Présentation de L'ACSEF devant la Commission permanente du Sénat chargée des affaires juridiques et constitutionnelles concernant le projet de loi C-14](https://caefs.ca/caefs-submission-on-bill-c-14-an-act-to-amend-the-criminal-code-the-youth-criminal-justice-act-and-the-national-defence-act/) - Ce document est disponible uniquement en anglais: CAEFS Submission Bill C 14 LCJC 2026 05 07Download
- [CAEFS submission on Bill C 14: An Act to amend the Criminal Code, the Youth Criminal Justice Act and the National Defence Act](https://caefs.ca/caefs-submission-on-bill-c-14-an-act-to-amend-the-criminal-code-the-youth-criminal-justice-act-and-the-national-defence-act/) - Today, CAEFS submitted our perspective on Bill C-14. It is based on our deep knowledge of issues surrounding criminalization, that CAEFS submits that Bill C-14 risks deepening Canada’s already excessive reliance on pretrial detention and lengthening incarceration through sentencing provisions that reduce judicial discretion. With certainty, these changes will harm and further criminalize women, especially
- [Réflexions sur la mise à jour économique du printemps 2026](https://caefs.ca/thoughts-on-the-2026-spring-economic-update/) - Réflexions du l'ACSEF sur la mise à jour économique du printemps 2026 Translation CAEFS - Econonic UpdateDownload
- [Thoughts on the 2026 Spring Economic Update](https://caefs.ca/thoughts-on-the-2026-spring-economic-update/) - Thoughts from CAEFS on the 2026 Spring Economic Update spring economic updateDownload
- [CAEFS Responds to the 2024-2025 Office of the Correctional Investigator Report](https://caefs.ca/caefs-responds-to-the-2024-2025-office-of-the-correctional-investigator-report/) - CAEFS Response to 2024-2025 OCI ReportDownload
- [New Leadership Team at CAEFS](https://caefs.ca/new-leadership-team-at-caefs/) - On April 1, 2025, CAEFS' Executive Director Emilie Coyle was officially joined by Nyki Kish in the role. Board Chair Kelly Potvin offers that "This transition represents a wonderful example of feminist leadership and aligns with our organization's values. By implementing a shared leadership structure, we are:· Embracing the principles of power-sharing and collaborative decision-making·
- [CAEFS is intervening in Dorsey et. al v Canada, at the Supreme Court of Canada](https://caefs.ca/caefs-is-intervening-in-dorsey-et-al-v-canada-at-the-supreme-court-of-canada/) - Today CAEFS is intervening in Dorsey et. al v Canada, at the Supreme Court of Canada to protect habeas corpus - a legal right that allows incarcerated people to challenge unlawful deprivations of liberty. At issue: can people in prisons challenge the conditions of their confinement when those conditions become unlawfully harsh—even if their official
- [CAEFS is co-hosting the 14th annual Critical Perspectives Conference, 'Transforming Justice' in partnership with the University of Victoria department's of Philosophy and Sociology](https://caefs.ca/caefs-is-co-hosting-the-14th-annual-critical-perspectives-conference-in-partnership-with-the-university-of-victoria-departments-of-philosophy-and-sociology-and/) - We hope to see you at Transforming Justice 2025: A Joint National Conference of Critical Perspectives: Criminology and Social Justice and the Centre for Interdisciplinary Justice Studies The departments of Sociology and Philosophy at the University of Victoria (UVic) and the Canadian Association of Elizabeth Fry Societies’ (CAEFS) Centre for Research into the Processes &
- [2025 Memorial Bursary](https://caefs.ca/2025-memorial-bursary/) - CAEFS' Memorial Bursary is our annual bursary program that supports incarcerated and formerly incarcerated women and gender-diverse people to reach their educational and employment goals. People are eligible to apply for the bursary if: they live in Canada, are a woman or gender-diverse person, and if they have been, or are currently, incarcerated. We award 16 bursaries annually :) The deadline
- [STATEMENT: A NEW GOVERNMENT AND A NEW OPPORTUNITY TO PURSUE COMMUNITY SAFETY WITH PROVEN SOLUTIONS](https://caefs.ca/statement-a-new-government-and-a-new-opportunity-to-pursue-community-safety-with-proven-solutions/) - STATEMENT A NEW GOVERNMENT AND A NEW OPPORTUNITY TO PURSUE COMMUNITY SAFETY WITH PROVEN SOLUTIONSDownload DÉCLARATION UN NOUVEAU GOUVERNEMENT, UNE NOUVELLE OCCASION D’ASSURER LA SÉCURITÉ COLLECTIVE PAR DES SOLUTIONS ÉPROUVÉESDownload
- [BILL C 40](https://caefs.ca/bill-c-40/) - CONSIDERATIONS RELEVANT TO BILL C 40: AN ACT TO AMEND THECRIMINAL CODE, TO MAKE CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS TO OTHERACTS, AND TO REPEAL A REGULATION (MISCARRIAGES OF JUSTICE ACT/DAVID AND JOYCE MILGAARD’S LAW) CAEFS strongly supports the immediate passing of Bill C-40 without further amendment. In this brief weoffer our organizational expertise and context, support evidence that
- [Press Release: Civil Society Organizations: Locking People up is Not the Answer, Invest in Communities to Improve Public Safety](https://caefs.ca/press-release-civil-society-organizations-locking-people-up-is-not-the-answer-invest-in-communities-to-improve-public-safety/) - Press Release: Civil Society Organizations: Locking People up is Not the Answer, Invest in Communities to Improve Public Safety CAEFS, along with The Council of Elizabeth Fry Societies of Ontario (CEFSO), The Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA), The Barbra Schlifer Commemorative Clinic, Luke’s Place and Professor Nicole Myers, Queen’s University collaborated on this press release
- [Le 2 octobre est la Journée des erreurs judiciaires.](https://caefs.ca/fr/le-2-octobre-est-la-journee-des-erreurs-judiciaires/) - Le 2 octobre marque la journée des condamnations injustifiées et près d'un an s'est écoulé depuis que le projet de loi C-40 a été étudié par le Comité permanent de la justice et des droits de la personne de la Chambre des communes. L'ACSEF a préparé un modèle de lettre (lien ci-dessous) que vous pouvez
- [Wrongful Conviction Day on October 2nd](https://caefs.ca/wrongful-conviction-day-on-october-3rd/) - October 2nd marks wrongful conviction day, and the passing of nearly one year since Bill C-40 was studied in the House of Commons Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights. CAEFS has prepared a template letter (linked below) that you can use to email to your members of Parliament, calling them to prioritize and pass
- [2024 Memorial Bursary Applications are Open!](https://caefs.ca/2024-memorial-bursary-applications-are-open/) - CAEFS Memorial Bursaries are annual bursaries that support women and gender-diverse people who are or have been incarcerated in reaching their educational and employment goals. Each bursary is $750 and the number of bursaries distributed is based on the availability of funds. Past bursary recipients have used the funds to support entrepreneurial projects, buy school
- [Elizabeth Fry Week 2024: Day 4!](https://caefs.ca/elizabeth-fry-week-2024-day-4/) - SPOTLIGHT! This year for Elizabeth Fry Week, CAEFS is excited to spotlight some of the amazing programs and services offered by our membership organizations. Today we are spotlighting: Elizabeth Fry Society of Cape Breton! Please see the following slides to see what amazing things they are up to!
- [Elizabeth Fry Week 2024: Day 3!](https://caefs.ca/elizabeth-fry-week-2024-day-3/) - SPOTLIGHT! This year for Elizabeth Fry Week, CAEFS is excited to spotlight some of the amazing events and campaigns being organized by our membership organizations during EFry Week. Today we are spotlighting: Elizabeth Fry Society of Greater Vancouver! Please see the following slides to see what amazing things they are up to!
- [Elizabeth Fry Week 2024: Day 1!](https://caefs.ca/elizabeth-fry-week-2024-day-1/) - The Canadian Association of Elizabeth Fry Associations welcomes you to Day 1 of Elizabeth Fry Week 2024: Abolition in Action! May 6-12. We are so excited for this week, to share and learn together in the upcoming days! There will be much more exciting content coming from across our network all week, so please follow
- [Elizabeth Fry Week 2024: Day 2!](https://caefs.ca/elizabeth-fry-week-2024-day-2/) - Spotlight! This year for Elizabeth Fry Week, CAEFS is excited to spotlight some of the amazing programs and services offered by our membership organizations. Today we are spotlighting: Elizabeth Fry Society of North Western Ontario! Please see the following slides to see what amazing things they are up to! Why does CAEFS believe in prison
- [Announcing Elizabeth Fry Week 2024: Abolition In Action](https://caefs.ca/announcing-elizabeth-fry-week-2024-abolition-in-action/) - Elizabeth Fry Week 2024 (May 6 - 12th) brings together Elizabeth Fry Societies Nationally to raise awareness about the work we do supporting women and gender diverse-people. This year, our theme is Abolition in Action! Stay tuned for awareness raising campaigns, public events and more, all aimed to educate about the care-based programs and services
- [ABOLITION IN ACTION WEBINAR](https://caefs.ca/abolition-in-action-webinar/) - MARK YOUR CALENDARS AND JOIN US FOR THIS WONDERFUL PANEL! Friday, May 10th 2:00PM AST / 1:00 PM EST / 12:00 PM CST / 11:00 MST / 10:00 AM PST This Elizabeth Fry Week 2024, join us for a webinar which will feature renowned prison abolitionist El Jones, CAEFS Board of Directors President Cory Roslyn,
- [Annonce de la semaine Elizabeth Fry 2024 : L'abolition en action](https://caefs.ca/fr/annonce-de-la-semaine-elizabeth-fry-2024-labolition-en-action/) - La Semaine Elizabeth Fry 2024 (du 6 au 12 mai) rassemble les sociétés Elizabeth Fry à l'échelle nationale afin de sensibiliser le public au travail que nous accomplissons pour soutenir les femmes et les personnes de sexe différent. Cette année, notre thème est "L'abolition en action" ! Restez à l'affût des campagnes de sensibilisation, des
- [How Many Deaths in Prisons, How Many Inquests? Reflections from the Canadian Association of Elizabeth Fry Societies on the Public Inquest into the Death of Terry Baker](https://caefs.ca/how-many-deaths-in-prisons-how-many-inquests-reflections-from-the-canadian-association-of-elizabeth-fry-societies-on-the-public-inquest-into-the-death-of-terry-baker/) - CAEFS participated in the public inquest into the death of Terry Baker which began on January 22nd. On February 9th, 2024, jurors came to a decision that Terry’s death was a suicide and put forward 67 recommendations to prevent future deaths in custody. Please read the full public statement below:
- [Meet Jesse!](https://caefs.ca/meet-jesse/) - Jesse is a member of our Systems Change Committee and an amazing human working to #changethenarrative and reduce stigma about incarceration. Jesse's empathy and drive to help others shines in everything he does. Want to know more? Watch the video to see Jesse share in his own words, why he is so awesome!
- [Public Inquest into the Death of Terry Baker](https://caefs.ca/public-inquest-into-the-death-of-terry-baker/) - The public Inquest into the death of Terry Baker begins Monday, January 22nd. It will be held virtually and is expected to take 15 days with 18 witnesses set to speak. Terry, a 30-year-old woman, was incarcerated at the Grand Valley Institution (GVI) for Women in Kitchener, Ontario, when she died in segregation on July
- [Enquête publique sur la mort de Terry Baker ](https://caefs.ca/fr/enquete-publique-sur-la-mort-de-terry-baker/) - L'enquête publique sur la mort de Terry Baker commence lundi 22 janvier. Elle se déroulera virtuellement et devrait durer 15 jours, 18 témoins devant s'exprimer. Terry était une femme de 30 ans incarcérée à l'Établissement Grand Valley pour femmes de Kitchener, en Ontario, lorsqu'elle est décédée en isolement le 6 juillet 2016. Les enquêtes sont
- [Letter to House of Commons Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights on Bill C-40](https://caefs.ca/letter-to-house-of-commons-standing-committee-on-justice-and-human-rights-on-bill-c-40/) - December 13th, 2023 CAEFS sent a letter to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights to urge the prompt passage of Bill C-40 before the House adjourns, highlighting the distressing outcomes of deliberate delays in the committee's review of Bill C-401, while expressing gratitude to supportive committee members advocating for its
- [Ignite Change 2023 Global Convention](https://caefs.ca/ignite-change-2023-global-convention/) - On December 7th, 2023, CAEFS presented at the Ignite Change 2023 Global Convention on Day 7, dedicated to Human Rights in Prisons. Nyki Kish (CAEFS Associate Executive Director) and Lorraine Pinnock (Member of the Systems Change Committee) presented on 'Systems Change: Lessons Learned'. CAEFS also presented on 'Human Rights in Action Prison Advocacy Skills'. Purpose
- [CAEFS attends UPR in Geneva](https://caefs.ca/caefs-attends-upr-in-geneva/) - The Universal Periodic Review (UPR) is the mechanism through with member states of the United Nations are provided the opportunity to assess and comment on the human rights records of other member states. This year marked the fourth periodic review for Canada and the Canadian delegation was led by Minister of Justice Arif Virani. Leading
- [Virtual panel discussion on the criminalization of coercive control in Canada](https://caefs.ca/virtual-panel-discussion-on-the-criminalization-of-coercive-control-in-canada/)
- [CAEFS Presents at Wellness Within's Annual Conference](https://caefs.ca/caefs-presents-at-wellness-withins-annual-conference/) - November 25, 2023 CAEFS Associate Executive Director, Nyki Kish, presented at Wellness Within's Annual Conference on the topic 'From Structural Violence to Communities of Care: Canada's Decarceration Strategy in the Alternative Federal Budget, 2024'
- [CAEFS Presents to Senate on Bill C-48](https://caefs.ca/caefs-presents-to-senate-on-bill-c-48/) - On Oct 5th, 2023, CAEFS Executive Director, Emilie Coyle, presented to the Standing Senate Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs on Bill C-48. On September 22, 2023, CAEFS, Luke's Place, Women's Legal Education and Action Fund (LEAF) and the Barbra Schlifer Commemorative Clinic published 'Proposed Amendments to Bill C-48 and Important Considerations about the Bail
- [C-40 Brief to the HOC JUST Committee from the Canadian Association of Elizabeth Fry Societies](https://caefs.ca/c-40-brief-to-the-hoc-just-committee-from-the-canadian-association-of-elizabeth-fry-societies/) - November 28th, 2023 CAEFS presented to the HOC Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights. BILL C-40 is an Act to amend the Criminal Code, to make consequential amendments to other Acts and to repeal a regulation (an act to change how Canada responds to wrongful convictions). Presently, wrongfully convicted people face a lengthy process
- [Prisoners' Justice Day 2023](https://caefs.ca/prisoners-justice-day-2023/) - CAEFS’ statement on Prisoners' Justice Day 2023: CAEFS 2023 video brings awareness of the conditions in the federal prisons designated for women across Canada. Executive Director Emilie Coyle and Associate Executive Director nyki kish discuss prison abolition, how to build a world without prisons, current conditions in penitentiaries designated for women, why Prisoner’s Justice Day is
- [2023 Memorial Bursary Applications are Open!](https://caefs.ca/2023-memorial-bursary-applications-are-open/) - CAEFS Memorial Bursaries are annual bursaries that support women and gender-diverse people who are or have been incarcerated in reaching their educational and employment goals. Each bursary is $750 and the number of bursaries distributed is based on the availability of funds. Past bursary recipients have used the funds to support entrepreneurial projects, buy school
- [Les demandes de bourses commémoratives 2023 sont ouvertes !](https://caefs.ca/2023-memorial-bursary-applications-are-open/) - Les bourses commémoratives de l’ACSEF sont des bourses attribuées tous les ans à des femmes et des personnes de diverses identités de genre actuellement ou anciennement incarcérées afin de les aider à atteindre leurs objectifs en matière d’études et d’emploi. Chaque bourse est d’un montant de 750 $ et le nombre de bourses accordées dépend de
- [Day Seven: Elizabeth Fry Week 2023](https://caefs.ca/day-seven-elizabeth-fry-week-2023/) - Welcome to our last day of Elizabeth Fry Week 2023, and happy Mother's Day! Every year, we host Elizabeth Fry Week on the week leading up to Mother’s Day. We do this to help draw attention to the fact that most incarcerated women are mothers, many of whom were the sole care providers of their
- [Jour 7 : Semaine Elizabeth Fry 2023](https://caefs.ca/day-seven-elizabeth-fry-week-2023/) - Bienvenue au dernier jour de la Semaine Elizabeth Fry 2023, et bonne fête des Mères! Chaque année, nous célébrons la Semaine nationale Elizabeth Fry lors de la semaine précédant la fête des Mères. Ce choix vise à attirer l’attention sur le fait que la plupart des femmes emprisonnées sont des mères, dont beaucoup étaient le
- [Jour 6 : Semaine Elizabeth Fry 2023](https://caefs.ca/day-six-elizabeth-fry-week-2023/) - C’est aujourd’hui l’avant-dernier jour de la Semaine Elizabeth Fry 2023! Un grand merci aux personnes qui ont participé à la discussion d’hier : Cathee Porter, Ed Dante, Tamara Humphrey, Audrey Yap, Patrick Falle et Bristol Hobson, ainsi que notre animatrice nyki kish. Ensemble, elles ont expliqué les processus de collaboration entre la communauté et le
- [Day Six: Elizabeth Fry Week 2023](https://caefs.ca/day-six-elizabeth-fry-week-2023/) - Welcome to the penultimate day of Elizabeth Fry Week 2023! We are so grateful for the conversation that we hosted yesterday with Cathee Porter, Ed Dante, Tamara Humphrey, Audrey Yap, Patrick Falle, and Bristol Hobson - moderated by nyki kish. Together, they discussed the collaborative processes they use to create a community-academic partnership that explores
- [Day Five: Elizabeth Fry Week 2023](https://caefs.ca/day-5-elizabeth-fry-week-2023/) - Today's Live Event - Stories of Community Reentry: A Community - Academic Partnership Today (May 12th) from 3:00 - 4:30 pm eastern. To view in other time zones, click here. In this panel, contributors will discuss the collaborative processes they have engaged in to create a community-academic partnership that explores the barriers to re-entry faced
- [Jour 5: Semaine Elizabeth Fry](https://caefs.ca/day-5-elizabeth-fry-week-2023/) - Événement en direct aujourd’hui – Récits de réinsertion : les partenariats entre la communauté et l’université Aujourd’hui (12 mai) de 15 h à 16 h 30 HE. Pour voir dans d’autres fuseaux horaires, cliquez ici. Les panélistes discuteront des processus de collaboration entre la communauté et le milieu académique auxquels elles et ils prennent part
- [Jour 4 : Semaine Elizabeth Fry 2023](https://caefs.ca/day-four-elizabeth-fry-week-2023/) - Bienvenue au quatrième jour de la Semaine Elizabeth Fry 2023! Nous tenons tout d’abord à remercier Jennifer Oades (présidente de la Commission des libérations conditionnelles du Canada) et Sylvie Blanchet (première vice-présidente de la CLCC) de s’être jointes à nous hier pour une conversation visant à mieux faire comprendre la libération conditionnelle au Canada. Merci!
- [Day Four: Elizabeth Fry Week 2023](https://caefs.ca/day-four-elizabeth-fry-week-2023/) - Welcome to Day Four of Elizabeth Fry Week 2023! We wanted to start today off by thanking Jennifer Oades (Chairperson of the Parole Board of Canada) and Sylvie Blanchet (Executive Vice-Chairperson of the Parole Board of Canada) for joining us yesterday for a conversation focused on understanding parole in Canada. Thank you! Together with Emilie
- [Jour 3 : Semaine Elizabeth Fry 2023](https://caefs.ca/day-three-elizabeth-fry-week-2023/) - Regardez la vidéo sur YouTube pour accéder aux sous-titres anglais ou français. Le saviez-vous?
- [Day Three: Elizabeth Fry Week 2023](https://caefs.ca/day-three-elizabeth-fry-week-2023/) - Watch the video on YouTube to access subtitles in English or French. Did you know?
- [Day One: Elizabeth Fry Week 2023](https://caefs.ca/day-one-elizabeth-fry-week-2023/) - Watch the video on YouTube to access subtitles in English or French. Watch the video on YouTube to access subtitles in English or French. Stay tuned for more spotlights of some of the incredible people that CAEFS is honoured to be connected with. Live Virtual Events We will also be hosting two live events, that
- [Jour 1 : Semaine Elizabeth Fry 2023](https://caefs.ca/day-one-elizabeth-fry-week-2023/) - Regardez la vidéo sur YouTube pour accéder aux sous-titres en anglais ou en français. Regardez la vidéo sur YouTube pour accéder aux sous-titres en anglais ou en français. Restez à l’écoute pour découvrir d’autres personnes incroyables avec lesquelles l’ACSEF a l’honneur d’être en relation. Événements virtuels en direct Nous organisons deux événements en direct, auxquels
- [Jour 2 : Semaine Elizabeth Fry 2023](https://caefs.ca/day-two-elizabeth-fry-week-2023/) - Bienvenue au deuxième jour de la Semaine Elizabeth Fry 2023 : « Comprendre la libération conditionnelle ». Continuez votre lecture pour découvrir un autre pilier extraordinaire de la communauté, pour savoir comment rendre nos communautés plus sûres, et pour vous inscrire à l’événement en direct de demain! Mythe ou réalité? Selon un discours répandu, les conditions contraignantes de libération conditionnelle
- [Day Two: Elizabeth Fry Week 2023](https://caefs.ca/day-two-elizabeth-fry-week-2023/) - Welcome to Day Two of Elizabeth Fry Week 2023: Understanding Parole. Keep reading to hear from another amazing community member, learn more about what makes our communities safer, and register for tomorrow's live event! Myth vs. Reality There is a pervasive public narrative that more restrictive conditions for people on parole and other forms of
- [Annonce de la Semaine Elizabeth Fry 2023](https://caefs.ca/announcing-elizabeth-fry-week-2023/) - L'objectif de la semaine Elizabeth Fry est de sensibiliser et d'éduquer le public sur les questions relatives aux femmes et aux personnes de genres divers qui sont criminalisées et marginalisées. La Semaine Elizabeth Fry 2023 sera consacrée au thème « Comprendre la libération conditionnelle ». Le cadre juridique de la libération conditionnelle et le vécu
- [Announcing Elizabeth Fry Week 2023](https://caefs.ca/announcing-elizabeth-fry-week-2023/) - The goal of Elizabeth Fry Week is to enhance public awareness and education around the issues impacting criminalized and marginalized women and gender-diverse people. In 2023, we are focusing Elizabeth Fry Week on the theme of “Understanding Parole”. The legal framework of parole – and the lived reality of being on parole – is not widely
- [Press Release: CAEFS’ Response to the Repeated Postponement of the Inquest into the Death of Terry Baker](https://caefs.ca/press-release-caefs-response-to-the-repeated-postponement-of-the-inquest-into-the-death-of-terry-baker/) - Ottawa, Ontario (April 11, 2023): Today was to mark the first day of an inquest into the death of Terry Baker, a young woman who died while incarcerated at the Grand Valley Institution for women (GVI) in 2016. On April 5, it was confirmed that the matter will not be going ahead as scheduled and
- [Communiqué de presse: L’ACSEF répond au second report de l’enquête sur la mort de Terry Baker](https://caefs.ca/press-release-caefs-response-to-the-repeated-postponement-of-the-inquest-into-the-death-of-terry-baker/) - Ottawa (Ontario), le mardi 11 avril 2023 – Aujourd’hui devait commencer l’enquête sur la mort de Terry Baker, une jeune femme décédée en 2016 au cours de son incarcération à l’Établissement Grand Valley pour femmes (EGVF). Le 5 avril, il a été annoncé que l’affaire poursuivrait son cours à une date ultérieure. C’est la deuxième
- [Op-Ed: Investment in women and gender equity expiring just when it’s needed most](https://caefs.ca/op-ed-investment-in-women-and-gender-equity-expiring-just-when-its-needed-most/) - In an op-ed for the Toronto Star, Emilie Coyle (Executive Director, CAEFS), Pam Hrick (Executive Director, LEAF), and Raji Mangat (Executive Director, West Coast LEAF) write that with the federal budget nearly upon us, there is no better time for this feminist government to show up for our sector. This April, over 250 feminist organizations
- [Press Release: CAEFS and Elizabeth Fry Northern Alberta Call for a Systemic Response to Sexual Violence or Coercion Perpetrated by the Staff of Correctional Services of Canada](https://caefs.ca/press-release-caefs-and-elizabeth-fry-northern-alberta-call-for-a-systemic-response-to-sexual-violence-or-coercion-perpetrated-by-the-staff-of-correctional-services-of-canada/) - On March 3, 2023, the media reported that a staff member at the Edmonton Institution for Women (EIFW), a federal prison designated for women in Edmonton, Alberta, was charged in connection with an historical sexual assault on one of the women incarcerated there. The Canadian Association of Elizabeth Fry Societies (CAEFS) and the Elizabeth Fry
- [Communiqué de presse: L’ACSEF et la Société Elizabeth Fry du nord de l’Alberta demandent une réponse systémique à la violence et à la coercition sexuelles perpétrées par le personnel du Service correctionnel du Canada](https://caefs.ca/fr/communique-de-presse-lacsef-et-la-societe-elizabeth-fry-du-nord-de-lalberta-demandent-une-reponse-systemique-a-la-violence-et-a-la-coercition-sexuelles-perpetrees-par-le-personnel-d/) - Le 3 mars 2023, les médias ont révélé qu’un membre du personnel de l’Établissement d’Edmonton pour femmes (EEF), un pénitencier fédéral dit pour femmes situé à Edmonton, en Alberta, avait été accusé pour une ancienne affaire d’agression sexuelle sur une prisonnière. L’Association canadienne des Sociétés Elizabeth Fry (ACSEF) et la Société Elizabeth Fry du nord
- [Work with us: Regional Advocate Lead, Atlantic Region](https://caefs.ca/work-with-us-regional-advocate-lead-atlantic-region/) - We are currently hiring for a part-time contract position, with estimated start date in April 2023. The Atlantic Regional Advocate Lead will bolster human and legal rights-based support for incarcerated women and gender diverse individuals in Canada by coordinating the Canadian Association of Elizabeth Fry Societies (CAEFS) Regional Advocacy team in CAEFS Atlantic Region. Apply
- [Bail Reform and Fundamental Rights](https://caefs.ca/bail-reform-and-fundamental-rights/) - In conjunction with the CCLA (Canadian Civil Liberties Association), CAEFS has sent a letter to Prime Minister Trudeau and Minister of Justice, Minister David Lametti, highlighting the ways in which the direction for bail reform contradicts the findings of an extensive body of research documenting the operation of judicial interim release in Canada. CAEFS and
- [Letter from CAEFS and CCLA to PM Trudeau and Minister Lametti regarding bail reform](https://caefs.ca/letter-from-caefs-and-ccla-to-pm-trudeau-and-minister-lametti-regarding-bail-reform/) - Earlier this month, Canada's Premiers sent a letter to Prime Minister Trudeau calling for bail reform. While we agree that the bail system merits further attention, and have decades of collective experience studying the operation of Canada’s bail system, we do not agree with the perspective raised by the Premiers. Alongside the Canadian Civil Liberties
- [Work With Us: Hiring Two Positions](https://caefs.ca/work-with-us-hiring-two-positions/) - We are currently hiring for two full-time contract positions, with estimated start dates in February 2023. Click below to read more and apply before January 16th at 9:00 am eastern time. You can download a PDF copy of the posting by scrolling down.
- [New Report from the House of Commons' Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights](https://caefs.ca/new-report-from-the-house-of-commons-standing-committee-on-justice-and-human-rights/) - On December 7th 2022, the House of Commons' Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights released a new report on "Improving Support for Victims of Crime". CAEFS was invited to speak to this committee in June 2022, and we are grateful to have had the opportunity to offer our perspective on this critical issue and
- [Joint Statement in solidarity with Indigenous families mourning the murder of four Indigenous women](https://caefs.ca/joint-statement-in-solidarity-with-indigenous-families-mourning-the-murder-of-four-indigenous-women/) - As we observe the 16 Days of Activism on Gender-Based Violence and the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women, the announcement of charges in the murder of four Indigenous women at the hands of an alleged serial killer linked to white supremacist ideology is a tragic indication that the urgent action
- [Déclaration conjointe sur la publication du Plan d'action national pour mettre fin à la violence fondée sur le sexe](https://caefs.ca/joint-statement-on-the-release-of-thenational-action-plan-to-end-gender-based-violence/) - En tant que militantes ayant élaboré une Feuille de route pour le Plan d'action national sur la violence fondée sur le genre,Plan d'action national pour mettre fin à la violence fondée sur le sexe, qui survient près de deux ans après la publication, en 2021 de la Déclaration conjointe pour un Canada sans violence liée
- [Joint Statement on the Release of the National Action Plan to End Gender-Based Violence](https://caefs.ca/joint-statement-on-the-release-of-thenational-action-plan-to-end-gender-based-violence/) - As advocates who developed a Roadmap for the National Action Plan on Gender-Based Violence,National Action Plan to End Gender-Based Violence, which comes nearly two years after the 2021 Joint Declaration for a Canada Free of GBV. We are happy to see that all provinces we have been anxiously waiting for the release of this 10-year
- [ Réponse de l’ACSEF au rapport annuel 2021-2022 du Bureau de l’enquêteur correctionnel : une structure de surveillance contraignante et des changements véritables sont nécessaires ](https://caefs.ca/caefs-response-to-the-office-of-the-correctional-investigators-2021-2022-annual-report-binding-oversight-and-meaningful-change-is-needed/) - Ottawa (Ontario), le mercredi 9 novembre 2022 : L’Association canadienne des Sociétés Elizabeth Fry (ACSEF) accueille favorablement le rapport annuel 2021-2022 du Bureau de l’enquêteur correctionnel (BEC) publié le 1er novembre 2022. L’année dernière, le BEC a publié « Un examen des services correctionnels pour femmes 30 ans après La création de choix » dans
- [CAEFS Response to the Office of the Correctional Investigators 2021-2022 Annual Report: Binding Oversight and Meaningful Change is Needed ](https://caefs.ca/caefs-response-to-the-office-of-the-correctional-investigators-2021-2022-annual-report-binding-oversight-and-meaningful-change-is-needed/) - Wednesday, November 9th, 2022 (Ottawa, Ontario): The Canadian Association of Elizabeth Fry Societies (CAEFS) welcomes the Office of the Correctional Investigators (OCI) 2021-2022 Annual Report released on November 1st, 2022. Last year, the OCI published “A Review of Women’s Corrections 30-Years since Creating Choices”, within the 2020-2021 annual report. This report made clear that, not
- [ R. c. Sharma : l’ACSEF répond à la décision « déconcertante » qui « ignore les désavantages historiques des Autochtones » ](https://caefs.ca/r-v-sharma-caefs-response-to-the-confounding-decision-that-ignores-the-historic-disadvantage-of-indigenous-people/) - Vendredi 4 novembre (Ottawa, Ontario) : Aujourd’hui, la Cour suprême du Canada, dans une décision à cinq contre quatre, a conclu qu’il n’y avait eu aucune violation des articles 7 et 15(1) de la Charte dans l’affaire R. c. Sharma. L’Association canadienne des Sociétés Elizabeth Fry (ACSEF), qui était l’un des 21 intervenants, est profondément
- [ R v. Sharma: CAEFS Response to the “Confounding” Decision That “Ignores the Historic Disadvantage of Indigenous People” ](https://caefs.ca/r-v-sharma-caefs-response-to-the-confounding-decision-that-ignores-the-historic-disadvantage-of-indigenous-people/) - Friday, November 4th, 2022 (Ottawa, Ontario): Today, the Supreme Court of Canada, in a 5-4 decision found no violation of either s. 7 or s. 15(1) of the Charter in R v. Sharma. The Canadian Association of Elizabeth Fry Societies (CAEFS), who were one of 21 intervenors, is deeply disappointed with this decision. In 2016,
- [ Une mise à jour de l'ACSEF sur la révision de nos positions organisationnelles ](https://caefs.ca/an-update-from-caefs-on-the-revision-of-our-organizational-positions/) - L’Association canadienne des Sociétés Elizabeth Fry (ACSEF) a été fondée en 1978. Notre organisme n’a cessé d’évoluer depuis, tout comme nos positions et nos approches en matière de défense des droits. Nous ne sommes plus l’ACSEF que nous étions il y a trois, dix ou quarante ans. Cependant, nous sommes responsables des décisions et des
- [An Update from CAEFS on the Revision of our Organizational Positions](https://caefs.ca/an-update-from-caefs-on-the-revision-of-our-organizational-positions/) - The Canadian Association of Elizabeth Fry Societies (CAEFS) was founded in 1978. Since then, our organization has continued to evolve, along with our positions and approaches to advocacy. We are not the CAEFS that we were three, ten, or forty years ago – but we are answerable to the decisions and positions that were taken
- [Sommets 2022 de l'ACSEF sur le logement et les options résidentielles communautaires](https://caefs.ca/caefs-2022-housing-and-community-residential-options-summit/) - Les 24 et 25 septembre 2022, membres de l'ensemble de nos membres se sont réunis avec l'équipe du bureau national de l'ACSEF à Tiohti:áke (Montréal) pour le tout premier sommet officiel de l'ACSEF sur le logement et les options résidentielles communautaires. Cette fin de semaine a été l'occasion d'articuler des principes communs en matière de
- [CAEFS' 2022 Housing and Community Residential Options Summit](https://caefs.ca/caefs-2022-housing-and-community-residential-options-summit/) - On September 24th and 25th, 2022, members from across our membership came together with the CAEFS national office team in Tiohti:áke (colonially known as Montreal) for CAEFS' first ever official Housing and Community Residential Options Summit. This weekend was used as an opportunity to articulate shared housing principles and accountability frameworks for housing and housing-related
- [La suppression des casiers judiciaires des personnes marginalisées améliorera de nombreuses vies](https://caefs.ca/sealing-criminal-records-of-marginalized-people-will-improve-many-lives/)
- [Sealing criminal records of marginalized people will improve many lives](https://caefs.ca/sealing-criminal-records-of-marginalized-people-will-improve-many-lives/) - "We must build systems that don’t subject members of already-marginalized communities to the never-ending costs of an ineffective “tough on crime” agenda. Changing the law governing criminal records, and our own personal attitudes toward those with prior justice involvement, would be a big step in the right direction." On Saturday, September 24th the Toronto Star
- [Publications sur les médias sociaux : août et septembre 2022](https://caefs.ca/social-media-features-august-september/) - Cet été, nous publions régulièrement des informations sur les médias sociaux afin de rester en contact avec vous et d’encourager la curiosité, le partage des connaissances et l’action. Vous trouverez ci-dessous un résumé des informations publiées en août et septembre. Suivez-nous sur les médias sociaux pour en savoir plus, et consultez le récapitulatif des médias
- [Social Media Features: August & September 2022](https://caefs.ca/social-media-features-august-september/) - This summer, we piloted regular social media features aimed at keep us connected with you, while cultivating curiosity, knowledge sharing, and action. We are looking forward to continuing these posts into the fall - and adding new ones along the way! Below, you will find a summary of the features from August and September (so
- [Le Canada doit mettre fin à l’isolement cellulaire « extrême » et prolongé](https://caefs.ca/fr/le-canada-doit-mettre-fin-a-lisolement-cellulaire-extreme-et-prolonge/) - L’Association canadienne des libertés civiles, la Société John Howard du Canada, l’Association canadienne des Sociétés Elizabeth Fry et la Société Elizabeth Fry de Nouvelle-Écosse continentale, ainsi que Lisa Adams, une femme qui a passé seize jours dans une cellule nue, réitèrent leur demande au gouvernement du Canada de mettre fin à l’utilisation prolongée et inutile des cellules nues, une
- [Canada must end “extreme”, prolonged solitary confinement](https://caefs.ca/canada-must-end-extreme-prolonged-solitary-confinement/) - On August 30th, The Canadian Civil Liberties Association, John Howard Society Canada, the Canadian Association of Elizabeth Fry Societies, and Elizabeth Fry of Mainland Nova Scotia – along with Lisa Adams, a woman who spent sixteen days in a dry cell – renewed our demands for the government of Canada to end prolonged, unnecessary use of
- [Publications sur les médias sociaux : juin et juillet 2022](https://caefs.ca/social-media-features-june-july-2022/) - Cet été, nous publions régulièrement des informations sur les médias sociaux afin de rester en contact avec vous et d’encourager la curiosité, le partage des connaissances et l’action. Vous trouverez ci-dessous un résumé des informations publiées en juin et juillet. Suivez-nous sur les médias sociaux pour en savoir plus! « Les leçons du lundi » sont des
- [Social Media Features: June & July 2022](https://caefs.ca/social-media-features-june-july-2022/) - This summer, we are piloting regular social media features aimed at keep us connected with you, while cultivating curiosity, knowledge sharing, and action. Below, you will find a summary of the features from June and July. Follow us on social media for more! "The More You Know Mondays" is a resource-sharing feature, where we showcase
- [Recommandations dans l’enquête sur la mort de Delilah Blair : un changement systémique s’impose](https://caefs.ca/recommendations-in-inquest-into-the-death-of-delilah-blair-systemic-change-is-needed/) - Le 30 juin 2022, un jury a rendu sa décision et formulé 38 recommandations dans l’enquête sur la mort de Delilah Blair. Delilah Blair était une femme autochtone de 30 ans qui est morte pendant son incarcération au Centre de détention du Sud-Ouest. Le jury a déterminé que Blair s’était suicidée, mais la famille de la jeune femme est
- [Recommendations in Inquest into the Death of Delilah Blair: Systemic Change Is Needed](https://caefs.ca/recommendations-in-inquest-into-the-death-of-delilah-blair-systemic-change-is-needed/) - On June 30th, 2022, jurors came to a decision and made 38 recommendations in the inquest into the death of Delilah Blair. Delilah Blair was a 30-year-old Indigenous woman who died while in custody at the South West Detention Centre (SWDC). The jury determined that Blair died by suicide, however her family is certain that
- [Memorial Bursary Applications are Open!](https://caefs.ca/memorial-bursary-applications-are-open/) - he Memorial Bursaries are an annual bursary series distributed by CAEFS that seeks to help criminalized women and gender-diverse people in reaching their educational and employment goals.
- [Inquest into the Death of Delilah Blair: Outrage and Heartbreak Are Not Enough](https://caefs.ca/press-release-inquest-into-the-death-of-delilah-blair-outrage-and-heartbreak-are-not-enough/) - The crisis of missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls is inextricably linked to the ways in which the state continues to disproportionately punish and incarcerate Indigenous women and girls. Earlier this week, an inquest began into the death of Delilah Blair – a 30-year-old Indigenous woman who died while in custody at the South
- [Enquête sur la mort de Delilah Blair : le chagrin et l’indignation ne suffisent pas](https://caefs.ca/press-release-inquest-into-the-death-of-delilah-blair-outrage-and-heartbreak-are-not-enough/) - La crise des femmes et des filles autochtones disparues et assassinées est inextricablement liée à leur criminalisation et leur incarcération excessives par l’État canadien. En début de semaine, une enquête a été ouverte sur la mort de Delilah Blair, une femme autochtone de 30 ans qui est morte pendant son incarcération au Centre de détention du
- [Publié aujourd'hui : le cadre visant à réduire la récidive.](https://caefs.ca/released-today-framework-to-reduce-recidivism/) - Aujourd'hui, le ministre de la Sécurité publique a rendu public le cadre visant à réduire la récidive. Le réseau des sociétés Elizabeth Fry est impatient de travailler avec le ministre au cours de l'année à venir pour mettre en place des soutiens et des initiatives qui s'attaquent aux causes profondes de la criminalisation - comme
- [Released Today: Framework to Reduce Recidivism](https://caefs.ca/released-today-framework-to-reduce-recidivism/) - Today the Minister of Public Safety released the Framework to Reduce Recidivism. The network of Elizabeth Fry Societies is eager to work with the minister in the coming year to build out supports and initiatives that address the root causes of criminalization - like poverty, racism, ongoing colonial violence, sexism, homophobia, transphobia, systemic bias within
- [Rapport annuel 2021-2022 et AGA](https://caefs.ca/our-2021-2022-annual-report-and-agm/) - Vous pouvez dès à présent consulter notre rapport annuel 2021-2022. Une fois de plus, l’année passée a été marquée par l’incertitude et le changement. Nous avons tâché d’y répondre avec ingéniosité et bienveillance, et de trouver des solutions créatives à des problèmes systémiques qui perdurent depuis longtemps. Un grand merci à l’équipe du bureau national pour
- [Our 2021 - 2022 Annual Report and AGM](https://caefs.ca/our-2021-2022-annual-report-and-agm/) - Our 2021-2022 annual report is now available to the public. This past year was, once again, marked by uncertainty and change - which was in turn, met with ingenuity, care, an opportunities for creative responses to longstanding systemic issues. A big and heartfelt thank you to our national office team for their determined advocacy, constant
- [Elizabeth Fry Week 2021: Human Rights in Action](https://caefs.ca/elizabeth-fry-week-2021-human-rights-in-action/) - Every year, the Canadian Association of Elizabeth Fry Societies and local Elizabeth Fry Societies across the country mark Elizabeth Fry Week. We continue to mark Elizabeth Fry Week on the week leading up to mother's day because most women in prison are mothers, and many of these women were the sole supporters of their families at the time
- [Semaine Elizabeth Fry 2021 : Droits de la personne en action](https://caefs.ca/elizabeth-fry-week-2021-human-rights-in-action/) - Chaque année, l’Association canadienne des Sociétés Elizabeth Fry et les Sociétés Elizabeth Fry locales partout au Canada célèbrent la Semaine nationale Elizabeth Fry. Nous continuons de célébrer cet événement lors de la semaine précédant la fête des Mères, car la plupart des femmes emprisonnées sont des mères, dont beaucoup étaient le seul soutien de leur
- [Elizabeth Fry Week 2022: Day Two](https://caefs.ca/elizabeth-fry-week-2022-day-two/) - Thank you to everyone who participated in Day One of Elizabeth Fry Week 2022. We have another day of rich content to share with you today. Including our first live panel and a new report. Public Discussion: Doing Life - A History of the Life Sentencing of Women in Canada Join CAEFS for a discussion
- [Semaine Elizabeth Fry 2022 : jour 2](https://caefs.ca/elizabeth-fry-week-2022-day-two/) - Merci à toutes les personnes qui ont participé au premier jour de la Semaine Elizabeth Fry 2022. Nous vous proposons aujourd’hui une autre journée riche en contenu, notamment notre première discussion publique en direct et un nouveau rapport. Discussion publique : « Sentence vie » – Histoire de la condamnation à perpétuité des femmes au Canada Joignez-vous à l’ACSEF pour
- [Offres de bénévolat : joignez-vous à nos équipes régionales de défense des droits](https://caefs.ca/volunteer-opportunity-join-our-regional-advocacy-team/) - L’ACSEF recherche des bénévoles pour se joindre à ses équipes régionales de défense des droits! Au sein de nos équipes régionales de défense des droits, vous contribuerez à faire respecter les droits des femmes et des personnes de diverses identités de genre incarcérées dans les pénitenciers fédéraux. Nous recherchons actuellement des bénévoles pour accomplir deux
- [Lettre ouverte : projet de caméras corporelles de la GRC](https://caefs.ca/open-letter-rcmp-body-worn-camera-project/) - Aujourd’hui, l’Association canadienne des Sociétés Elizabeth Fry (ACSEF), le Black Legal Action Centre (BLAC) et le Fonds d’action et d’éducation juridique pour les femmes (FAEJ) ont fait part de leurs préoccupations au sujet du projet de caméras corporelles de la Gendarmerie royale du Canada (GRC) dans une lettre ouverte. Malgré les appels à réduire les budgets des
- [Open Letter: RCMP Body Worn Camera Project](https://caefs.ca/open-letter-rcmp-body-worn-camera-project/) - Today, the Canadian Association of Elizabeth Fry Societies (CAEFS), Black Legal Action Centre (BLAC) and the Women’s Legal Education and Action Fund (LEAF) shared our concerns with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police’s (RCMP) Body Worn Cameras (BWC) Project in an open letter. Despite public support for calls to divest from policing budgets, to invest directly
- [Volunteer Opportunity: Join Our Regional Advocacy Team](https://caefs.ca/volunteer-opportunity-join-our-regional-advocacy-team/) - CAEFS is looking for volunteers to join our regional advocacy team! As part of our regional advocacy teams, you will help to uphold the rights of criminalized women and gender diverse people in federal prisons. We are currently looking for volunteers to join us in two different capacities: Answering our advocacy phone lines Overview: Answer
- [L’appel de candidatures pour la bourse commémorative est ouvert!](https://caefs.ca/memorial-bursary-applications-are-open/) - Les bourses commémoratives de l’ACSEF sont des bourses attribuées tous les ans à des femmes et des personnes de diverses identités de genre actuellement ou anciennement incarcérées afin de les aider à atteindre leurs objectifs en matière d’études et d’emploi. Les candidat(e)s doivent résider actuellement au Canada. Chaque bourse est d’un montant de 750 $ et
- [Retour sur la Semaine Elizabeth Fry, par les directrices de l’ACSEF](https://caefs.ca/a-reflection-on-elizabeth-fry-week-from-caefs-directors/) - Au cours de la semaine dernière, nous avons organisé des conversations sur le sujet des peines d’emprisonnement à vie au Canada. De nombreuses personnes du réseau de l’ACSEF, ainsi que des collaboratrices et des alliées, nous ont parlé de cette forme de punition extrême et de son histoire dans notre pays. Nous souhaitons commencer la
- [A Reflection on Elizabeth Fry Week from CAEFS’ Directors](https://caefs.ca/a-reflection-on-elizabeth-fry-week-from-caefs-directors/) - Over the last week we have had critical conversations about life sentences in Canada. We heard from multiple people from within the CAEFS network as well as collaborators and allies about this egregious form of punishment and its history within Canada. We want to start this reflection by acknowledging the courage and truth-telling that came
- [Semaine Elizabeth Fry : jour 7](https://caefs.ca/elizabeth-fry-week-day-7/) - C’est aujourd’hui le dernier jour de la Semaine Elizabeth Fry 2022. Nous tenons à remercier encore une fois toutes les personnes qui y ont participé. Un merci tout particulier à nos intervenantes, à notre comité de planification et aux personnes qui ont géré nos médias sociaux. Au terme de cette semaine, nous réaffirmons notre engagement à défendre
- [Elizabeth Fry Week: Day 7](https://caefs.ca/elizabeth-fry-week-day-7/) - Today marks the last day of Elizabeth Fry Week 2022. We want to thank everyone again who has participated in this week. We especially thank all of our speakers, our planning committee, and those who assisted with social media. As we close this week, we reaffirm our commitment to advocating for and with all criminalized
- [Semaine Elizabeth Fry 2022 : jour 3](https://caefs.ca/elizabeth-fry-week-2022-day-3/) - Bienvenue au troisième jour de la Semaine Elizabeth Fry 2022! Merci à toutes les personnes qui ont pu se joindre à nous hier pour notre premier événement public de la semaine, « Histoire de la condamnation des femmes à perpétuité au Canada ». Ci-dessous, vous trouverez des mises à jour importantes, un texte et un enregistrement audio émouvants de
- [Semaine Elizabeth Fry : jour 6](https://caefs.ca/elizabeth-fry-week-day-6/) - Merci encore à toutes les personnes qui ont participé à la discussion d’hier et qui se sont penchées sur cet enjeu important tout au long de la semaine. Voici ce que nous avons prévu aujourd’hui : « Sentence vie » : les condamnations à perpétuité, la loi et les méfaits coloniaux persistants Pour notre dernière discussion en direct de
- [Elizabeth Fry Week: Day 6](https://caefs.ca/elizabeth-fry-week-day-6/) - Thank you again to everyone who was able to join us for yesterday's panel and who have continued to engage with this important issue throughout this week. Here is what we have planned for today: Doing Life: "Life Sentences, the Law, and Ongoing Colonial Harm" For our final live panel of the week, we invite
- [Semaine Elizabeth Fry 2022 : jour 5](https://caefs.ca/elizabeth-fry-week-2022-day-5/) - Il est difficile de trouver les mots pour rendre justice à la force et à la générosité de toutes les personnes qui ont raconté leur histoire au cours de cette semaine. Comme nous l’avons mentionné à chacune de nos discussions publiques, il est très important d’écouter et d’être témoin, mais cela vient également avec une
- [Elizabeth Fry Week 2022: Day 5](https://caefs.ca/elizabeth-fry-week-2022-day-5/) - It is hard to find the words to express the strength and the generosity of everyone who has shared their stories this week. As has been mentioned during each of our public panels there is great importance in listening and witnessing, and there is also a great responsibility that comes from that. All of the
- [Semaine Elizabeth Fry 2022 : jour 4](https://caefs.ca/elizabeth-fry-week-2022-day-4/) - Bienvenue au quatrième jour de la Semaine Elizabeth Fry 2022, qui marque également la Journée de la robe rouge. La Journée de la robe rouge est l’occasion de se souvenir et d’honorer la mémoire des femmes, des filles et des personnes bispirituelles autochtones qui sont mortes à cause de la violence raciste et sexiste. C’est dans cet
- [Elizabeth Fry Week 2022: Day 4](https://caefs.ca/elizabeth-fry-week-2022-day-4/) - Welcome to Day 4 of Elizabeth Fry Week 2022, which also marks Red Dress Day. Red Dress Day is a time of remembering and honouring Indigenous women, girls, and Two Spirit people who have died because of racialized and gender-based violence. With this in mind, we are starting today's post by sharing this beautiful video created by
- [Elizabeth Fry Week 2022: Day One](https://caefs.ca/elizabeth-fry-week-2022-doing-life-day-one/) - Welcome to Elizabeth Fry 2022! We have a really engaging day planned to help ground us in this year's theme: "Doing Life: Understanding Life Sentences in Canada". Now Available: Pre-Recorded Panels We are thrilled to be able to start of the week by sharing two incredible pre-recorded panels with you: Doing Life: Understanding Life Sentences
- [Semaine Elizabeth Fry 2022 : jour 1](https://caefs.ca/elizabeth-fry-week-2022-doing-life-day-one/) - Bienvenue à la Semaine Elizabeth Fry 2022! Nous avons planifié une journée d’activités passionnantes pour nous plonger dans le thème de cette année : « Sentence vie : comprendre les condamnations à perpétuité au Canada ». Accessible dès maintenant : conversations préenregistrées Nous nous réjouissons de commencer la semaine en partageant deux formidables conversations préenregistrées : « Sentence vie » : comprendre les condamnations à perpétuité
- [Elizabeth Fry Week 2022: Day Three](https://caefs.ca/elizabeth-fry-week-2022-day-3/) - Welcome to Day 3 of Elizabeth Fry Week 2022! Thank you to everyone who was able to join us yesterday for our first public event of the week "The History of Sentencing Women to Life in Canada". Continue reading for important event updates, a moving written and audio piece by Viviane Runo, and the reality
- [Semaine Elizabeth Fry 2022 : Sentence vie](https://caefs.ca/elizabeth-fry-week-2022-doing-life/) - Nous sommes ravies de partager toute l’information sur les événements de la Semaine Elizabeth Fry 2022, qui sera consacrée au thème « Sentence vie : comprendre les condamnations à perpétuité au Canada ». Le but de la Semaine Elizabeth Fry est de sensibiliser les gens et de les informer sur les problèmes qui touchent les femmes et les personnes de diverses
- [Elizabeth Fry Week 2022: Doing Life](https://caefs.ca/elizabeth-fry-week-2022-doing-life/) - We are excited to be sharing details of this year's Elizabeth Fry Week events, all centered on the theme of "Doing Life: Understanding Life Sentences in Canada". The goal of Elizabeth Fry Week is to enhance public awareness and education around the issues impacting criminalized and marginalized women and gender-diverse people. This year, we are using
- [Nouveau rapport : Gros plan sur l’isolement cellulaire, rapport sommaire](https://caefs.ca/new-report-spotlight-on-solitary-summary-report/) - Le lundi 16 novembre 2020, une coalition de groupes militant pour la justice en prison a lancé pendant 15 jours une initiative de « gros plan » sur la pratique de l’isolement cellulaire, qui perdure au Canada. Cette initiative se terminait par le premier anniversaire de la soi-disant mise en œuvre des unités d’intervention structurée (UIS) dans les pénitenciers canadiens
- [Notre rapport annuel 2020-2021](https://caefs.ca/our-2020-2021-annual-report/) - L’ACSEF a connu une période exceptionnelle de croissance et de changement cette année. Notre équipe s’est agrandie, la manière dont nous travaillons a radicalement changé et notre perception de notre mission continue d’évoluer. Vous pouvez en savoir plus sur cette année exceptionnelle en lisant notre rapport annuel 2020-2021. Cliquez ici pour lire notre rapport annuel 2020-2021 (bilingue)
- [Communiqué de presse - Les défenseurs des droits célèbrent une « victoire importante » suite à l’annulation de la loi inhumaine sur les cellules nues en Nouvelle-Écosse](https://caefs.ca/news-release-advocates-celebrate-important-win-following-the-striking-down-of-inhumane-dry-cell-law-in-nova-scotia/) - ​ Aujourd’hui, un juge de la Cour suprême de la Nouvelle-Écosse a invalidé la loi qui autorise l’utilisation de cellules nues, estimant qu’elle enfreint l’article 15 de la Charte. Lire le communiqué de presse (bilingue)
- [Déclaration publique et appel à l’action : « Des défenseurs des droits demandent au gouvernement et au SCC d’agir pour protéger les droits des détenus transgenres »](https://caefs.ca/public-statement-and-call-for-action-advocates-call-on-government-and-csc-to-act-to-protect-the-rights-of-trans-prisoners/) - En tant qu’organisme défendant les droits des femmes et des personnes de divers genres (y compris les personnes trans) incarcérées dans les établissements fédéraux, l’ACSEF demande au gouvernement fédéral et au Service correctionnel du Canada (SCC) d’agir pour garantir les droits des personnes transgenres incarcérées. Lire notre déclaration publique et notre appel à l’action (bilingue)
- [Communiqué de presse - Le gouvernement doit agir pour mettre fin aux pratiques abusives d’isolement cellulaire](https://caefs.ca/news-release-the-government-must-act-to-end-abusive-solitary-confinement/) - Cela fait deux ans jour pour jour que les unités d’intervention structurée (UIS) ont été instaurées dans les pénitenciers canadiens. Leur mise en œuvre devait marquer la fin de la pratique de l’isolement cellulaire au Canada. Or, les deux dernières années montrent qu’il n’en est rien. L’isolement cellulaire continue d’être pratiqué au Canada. Deux ans plus
- [Communiqué de presse - Réponse au dernier communiqué du BEC : « La proportion de femmes autochtones détenues par le gouvernement fédéral approche les 50 % »](https://caefs.ca/press-release-caefs-response-to-the-ocis-recent-reporting-proportion-of-indigenous-women-in-federal-custody-nears-50/) - Les femmes autochtones représenteront bientôt 50 % de toutes les femmes purgeant une peine fédérale, selon un communiqué publié aujourd’hui par le Bureau de l’enquêteur correctionnel (BEC). Le nombre de femmes et de personnes autochtones de tous genres incarcérées continue d’augmenter, alors même que la population carcérale sous régime fédéral diminue. Le BEC signale que, depuis
- [Communiqué de presse - Le courage de femmes anciennement incarcérées conduit un ancien agent correctionnel de l’Établissement Nova à plaider coupable à des chefs d’accusation d’agression sexuelle et d’abus de confiance](https://caefs.ca/press-release-the-courage-of-formerly-incarcerated-women-leads-to-former-correctional-officer-at-nova-institution-pleading-guilty-to-sexual-assault-and-breach-of-trust/) - Aujourd’hui, un ancien agent correctionnel a plaidé coupable à trois chefs d’accusation d’agression sexuelle (art. 271 CC) et à trois chefs d’accusation d’abus de confiance (art. 122 CC). Cet événement intervient plusieurs années après que de nombreuses femmes, qui étaient alors incarcérées à l’Établissement Nova pour femmes, ont signalé leur expérience d’agression sexuelle. Lire le communiqué
- [Communiqué de presse - L’échec de La création de choix : Réponse de l'ACSEF au rapport annuel 2020-2021 du Bureau de l'enquêteur correctionnel](https://caefs.ca/press-release-the-failure-of-creating-choices-caefs-response-to-the-office-of-the-correctional-investigators-2020-2021-annual-report/) - C’était en avril 2020 le 30e anniversaire de La création de choix, le rapport qui devait permettre de créer un « modèle » d’incarcération pour les femmes au Canada. Le Bureau de l’enquêteur correctionnel (BEC) a publié aujourd’hui son rapport annuel, qui comprend un examen des « services correctionnels pour femmes » au Canada. La création de choix mettait en valeur neuf
- [Public Statement and Call for Action "Advocates Call on Government and CSC to Act to Protect the Rights of Trans Prisoners"](https://caefs.ca/public-statement-and-call-for-action-advocates-call-on-government-and-csc-to-act-to-protect-the-rights-of-trans-prisoners/) - As an organization that advocates for the rights of federally incarcerated women and gender-diverse people – inclusive of trans people, CAEFS calls on the federal government and the Correctional Service of Canada (CSC) to act in support of the rights of trans prisoners. Read our full statement and call for action here
- [New Report: Spotlight on Solitary, Summary Report](https://caefs.ca/new-report-spotlight-on-solitary-summary-report/) - On Monday, November 16, 2020, a coalition of groups invested in justice for prisoners launched a 15-day spotlight on the ongoing practice of solitary confinement in Canada. This spotlight led up to the one-year anniversary of the supposed implementation of the Structured Intervention Units (SIUs) in federal Canadian prisons – an implementation that has received
- [News Release: The Government Must Act to End Abusive Solitary Confinement](https://caefs.ca/news-release-the-government-must-act-to-end-abusive-solitary-confinement/) - Today is the two-year anniversary of the implementation of the Structured Intervention Units (SIUs) in federal Canadian prisons. The implementation of the SIUs was meant to mark the end of solitary confinement in Canada – but these past two years have shown otherwise. Solitary confinement continues in Canada. Two years on, a coalition of organizations
- [Press Release: CAEFS' Response to the OCI’s Recent Reporting “Proportion of Indigenous Women in Federal Custody Nears 50%” ](https://caefs.ca/press-release-caefs-response-to-the-ocis-recent-reporting-proportion-of-indigenous-women-in-federal-custody-nears-50/) - Indigenous women will soon account for 50% of all federally incarcerated women, according to a statement released today by the Office of the Correctional Investigator (OCI). The number of Indigenous women, and Indigenous people of all genders, has continued to rise even as the overall federal prison population is in decline. The OCI reported that since 2012,
- [Press Release: The Failure of Creating Choices: CAEFS Response to the Office of the Correctional Investigator’s 2020-2021 Annual Report ](https://caefs.ca/press-release-the-failure-of-creating-choices-caefs-response-to-the-office-of-the-correctional-investigators-2020-2021-annual-report/) - April 2020 marked the 30-year anniversary of Creating Choices, the report that was to serve as the blueprint for “women’s corrections” in Canada. Today, the Office of the Correctional Investigator (OCI) released their annual report, which includes a review of “women’s corrections” in Canada. Creating Choices identified nine key issues, which the OCI revisits in this report
- [Press Release: The Courage of Formerly Incarcerated Women leads to Former Correctional Officer at Nova Institution Pleading Guilty to Sexual Assault and Breach of Trust](https://caefs.ca/press-release-the-courage-of-formerly-incarcerated-women-leads-to-former-correctional-officer-at-nova-institution-pleading-guilty-to-sexual-assault-and-breach-of-trust/) - Today, a former correctional officer at the Nova Institution has pled guilty to three counts of sexual assault (s.271 cc) and three counts of breach of trust (s.122 cc). This plea comes many years after multiple women, who were then incarcerated at the Nova Institution for Women, came forward to share their experiences of being
- [News Release "Advocates Celebrate “Important win” Following the Striking Down of Inhumane Dry Cell Law in Nova Scotia"](https://caefs.ca/news-release-advocates-celebrate-important-win-following-the-striking-down-of-inhumane-dry-cell-law-in-nova-scotia/) - ​ Today, a Nova Scotia supreme court judge struck down the law that permits the use of dry celling, finding that it breaches section 15 of the Charter. Read the full press release here
- [Updated job posting for Administrative Assistant](https://caefs.ca/updated-job-posting-for-administrative-assistant/) - We are continuing our search for an Administrative Assistant - check out the updated job posting for this dynamic position. Administrative Assistant: Full Time, 1 year contract with possibility of renewal, remote
- [Mise à jour du poste d’adjoint(e) administratif(-ive)](https://caefs.ca/updated-job-posting-for-administrative-assistant/) - Nous cherchons toujours un(e) adjoint(e) administratif(-ive)! Consultez l’offre d’emploi mise à jour pour en savoir plus sur ce poste dynamique. Adjoint(e) administratif(-ive) (description de poste en anglais)
- [Our 2020 / 2021 Annual Report](https://caefs.ca/our-2020-2021-annual-report/) - This year has been an incredible time of growth and change for CAEFS. Our team has expanded, the way we do our work has shifted dramatically, and how we think about our work continues to evolve. You can read about all of this, and more, in our 2020 / 2021 Annual Report. Click here to
- [Statement on Recent Reporting on Sexual Violence in Federal Prisons Designated for Women](https://caefs.ca/statement-on-recent-reporting-on-sexual-violence-in-federal-prisons-designated-for-women/) - Today, the Globe and Mail published an article exposing Correctional Services Canada (CSC) for their failure to collect data reporting sexual violence perpetrated by staff against prisoners in Canadian federal prisons designated for women. Through our decades of advocacy work monitoring conditions of confinement in Canadian federal prisons designated for women, the Canadian Association of Elizabeth Fry
- [Déclaration sur les signalements récents de violence sexuelle dans les pénitenciers dits pour femmes](https://caefs.ca/statement-on-recent-reporting-on-sexual-violence-in-federal-prisons-designated-for-women/) - Aujourd’hui, le Globe and Mail a publié un article dénonçant l’incapacité du Service correctionnel du Canada (SCC) à consigner des données sur les signalements de violence sexuelle commise par les membres de son personnel sur les personnes incarcérées dans les pénitenciers dits pour femmes. Au cours de ses nombreuses années passées à défendre les droits des personnes
- [Statement on the Discovery of 215 Children at a Kamloops Residential School](https://caefs.ca/statement-on-the-discovery-of-215-children-at-a-kamloops-residential-school/) - The Canadian Association of Elizabeth Fry Societies is holding the families and communities of the 215 children who were found at the site of the Kamloops Residential School in our hearts. We mourn their deaths, and we mourn the loss of all that they would have brought to their families and communities had they not
- [Déclaration sur la découverte des 215 tombes d’enfants dans un pensionnat de Kamloops](https://caefs.ca/statement-on-the-discovery-of-215-children-at-a-kamloops-residential-school/) - L’Association canadienne des Sociétés Elizabeth Fry exprime toute sa solidarité et son immense peine aux familles et aux communautés des 215 enfants retrouvés sur le site du pensionnat de Kamloops. Nous pleurons leur mort et le vide laissé par leur départ dans leurs communautés et leurs familles, auxquelles ils auraient pu tant apporter s’ils n’avaient pas
- [Public Statement Regarding a June 2nd 2021 Open Letter](https://caefs.ca/public-statement-regarding-a-june-2nd-2021-open-letter/) - On June 2nd, 2021, the Canadian Association of Elizabeth Fry Societies (CAEFS) received an open letter from a collective of women with experience of criminalization. CAEFS has responded by email to the signatories to the letter, as well as those copied. Given that the letter we received was made publicly available, we are issuing this
- [Prisoner Justice Day 2021](https://caefs.ca/prisoner-justice-day-2021/) - Today is Prisoners’ Justice Day – a day observed by incarcerated and formerly incarcerated people, their loved ones, and those who stand in solidarity with them. Today, and every day, we at CAEFS remember and honour all those who have died while incarcerated and recommit ourselves to working towards a world without prisons. Click here to read
- [Letter of Solidarity, The Faqiri Family](https://caefs.ca/letter-of-solidarity-the-faqiri-family/) - CAEFS and CEFSO add our names to the chorus of organizations and individuals who stand with the Faqiri family in this time of pain. Prisons cannot and do not keep us safe, nor are they places for healing. Click here to read the letter
- [Lettre de solidarité avec la famille Faqiri](https://caefs.ca/letter-of-solidarity-the-faqiri-family/) - L’ACSEF et le Conseil des Sociétés Elizabeth Fry de l’Ontario (CEFSO) se joignent à de nombreux organismes et individus qui expriment leur solidarité à la famille Faqiri pendant cette période douloureuse. Les prisons ne sont pas des endroits sécuritaires et elles ne pourront jamais l’être. Elles ne permettent pas non plus de guérir. Cliquez ici
- [Déclaration à propos de la lettre ouverte du 2 juin 2021](https://caefs.ca/public-statement-regarding-a-june-2nd-2021-open-letter/) - Le 2 juin 2021, l’Association canadienne des Sociétés Elizabeth Fry (ACSEF) a reçu une lettre ouverte de la part d’un collectif de femmes avec des antécédents de criminalisation. L’ACSEF a répondu par courriel aux signataires de la lettre, ainsi qu’aux personnes en copie. La lettre reçue ayant été rendue publique, nous émettons la déclaration publique suivante afin
- [Journée de la justice pour les prisonniers 2021](https://caefs.ca/prisoner-justice-day-2021/) - C’est aujourd’hui la Journée de la justice pour les prisonnier(-ière)s — une journée commémorée par les personnes incarcérées actuellement ou dans le passé, leurs proches ainsi que tous ceux et celles qui leur expriment leur solidarité. Aujourd’hui et chaque jour, l’ACSEF se souvient de toutes les personnes mortes pendant leur incarcération et honore leur mémoire.
- [Nous embauchons!](https://caefs.ca/we-are-hiring/) - Nous avons trois postes à combler! Consultez les offres d’emploi ci-dessous ou sur le site Web de Charity Village. Adjoint(e) administratif(-ive) : temps plein, contrat d’un an avec possibilité de renouvellement (description de poste en anglais) Agent(e) de liaison en logement : temps plein, contrat à court terme (description de poste en anglais) Coordinateur(-trice) au développement du
- [We Are Hiring!](https://caefs.ca/we-are-hiring/) - We are hiring from three positions! Check out the job postings below or find them on Charity Village. Administrative Assistant: Full Time, 1- year contract with possibility of renewal Housing Liaison: Full Time, Short- Term contract Housing Development Coordinator: Full Time, Short-Term contract Deadline to apply is November 10th, 2021 at 9:00am eastern.
- [Oppose Restrictive “Tough on Crime” Parole Reform](https://caefs.ca/oppose-restrictive-tough-on-crime-parole-reform/) - Immediate support needed! Join CAEFS in speaking out against recent “tough on crime” calls to reform Canada’s parole system. The Toronto Police Association and Canadian Police Association are urging the federal government to place parole reform on Parliament’s fall 2026 agenda. The police associations’ grievances seem, at a glance, rooted in the period of victim

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- [Homepage](https://caefs.ca/)
- [Travaillez avec nous](https://caefs.ca/work-with-us/) - Nous sommes une petite équipe dynamique qui travaille à distance de partout au Canada. Consultez la section ci-dessous pour voir comment travailler avec nous. Offres d’emploi Nous vous remercions de l’intérêt que vous portez à CAEFS. Nous recherchons actuellement des candidats pour deux postes à temps plein : Spécialiste de la collecte de fonds Responsable
- [Work With Us](https://caefs.ca/work-with-us/) - We are a small, dynamic team working remotely from coast to coast. See below to find out how you can work with us. Employment Opportunities Thank you for your interest in working with CAEFS. We are currently hiring for two full-time positions: Fundraising Specialist Lead Advocate - Two Positions Available Volunteer Opportunities Thank you for your
- [Défense des droits des personnes incarcérées dans les établissements pénitentiaires fédéraux réservés aux femmes et conditions de détention](https://caefs.ca/advocacy-in-prisons-designated-for-women/) - Notre Programmes Régionales de Défense des Droits L’Association Canadienne des Sociétés Elizabeth Fry (ACSEF) travaille pour améliorer l’accès à la justice et à surveiller les conditions de détention des femmes et des personnes de diverses identités de genres purgeant une peine fédérale au Canada. Rapport Annuelle 2024-2025 Travailler avec nous Faire un don À propos
- [Advocacy for People in Federal Prisons Designated for Women and Conditions of Confinement](https://caefs.ca/advocacy-in-prisons-designated-for-women/) - Our Regional Advocacy Program CAEFS works to increase access to justice and monitor conditions of confinement for federally sentenced women and gender-diverse people across Canada. Read Our Latest Advocacy Report Get Involved Donate About the Program What is the Regional Advocacy Program? CAEFS’ regional advocacy program focuses on supporting people to develop the awareness, tools, and
- [Reports and Submissions](https://caefs.ca/news-campaigns/publications-and-resources/reports-submissions/)
- [Communiquez avec nous](https://caefs.ca/contact-us/) - Communiquez avec nous Par téléphone : (613) 900-4605 Ligne téléphonique de défense des droits: L’ACSEF offre une ligne nationale de défense des droits pour les femmes purgeant une peine de ressort fédéral et les personnes de diverses identités de genre. 1-800-637-4606 Notre ligne de défense des droits figure sur la liste d’accès commun dans tous
- [Contact Us](https://caefs.ca/contact-us/) - Get In Touch Office : (613) 900-4605 Advocacy Line: CAEFS operates a national advocacy line for federally sentenced women and gender-diverse people 1-800-637-4606 Our advocacy line is on the common access list in all federal prisons designated for women. There are set times for each region, which are posted in the penitentiaries. Voicemails are monitored.
- [Projets et initiatives](https://caefs.ca/projects-and-initiatives/) - Pour en savoir plus sur les initiatives et les projets récents et actuels de l’ACSEF. Ce projet est une collaboration entre l’ACSEF et la Société Elizabeth Fry de Nouvelle-Écosse continentale, qui vise à diminuer les obstacles à l’accès à la justice des populations criminalisées. Pour ce faire, le projet liste, renforce et connecte entre elles différentes
- [Projects and Initiatives](https://caefs.ca/projects-and-initiatives/) - Learn more about some of CAEFS recent and ongoing projects and initiatives. The Centre for Research into the Processes, Outcomes, and Impacts of Incarceration (CRPOI) brings together a national interdisciplinary and cross-sectoral network of researchers, non governmental advocacy organizations, and experts with lived experience of incarceration into a connected research community to increase evidence about
- [Rapports et soumissions](https://caefs.ca/news-campaigns/publications-and-resources/reports-submissions/)
- [Notre réseau](https://caefs.ca/who-we-are/our-network/)
- [Our Teams](https://caefs.ca/who-we-are/our-network/)
- [Communiqués de presse, déclarations publiques et lettres ouvertes](https://caefs.ca/news-campaigns/publications-and-resources/press-releases-public-statements-open-letters/)
- [Press Releases, Public Statements, and Open Letters](https://caefs.ca/news-campaigns/publications-and-resources/press-releases-public-statements-open-letters/)
- [Faites un don](https://caefs.ca/donate/) - L’ACSEF est un organisme de bienfaisance enregistré. Pour tout don de plus de 3 $, vous recevrez un reçu d’impôt pour activités de bienfaisance. Notre travail ne peut se faire sans votre soutien. Vous pouvez choisir l’initiative que votre don servira à financer : Prêt(e) à contribuer?
- [Donate](https://caefs.ca/donate/) - CAEFS is a registered charity and all donations over $3 will receive a charitable tax receipt. We cannot do this work without your support. You can choose how you’d like to contribute to our work by donating to one of our funding streams: Ready to Give?
- [Rapports annuels](https://caefs.ca/news-campaigns/publications-and-resources/annual-reports/) - Rapports annuels Chaque année, l’ACSEF produit un rapport sur les activités et les priorités de l’organisme. Cliquez sur l’année qui vous intéresse.
- [Travail de changement législatif](https://caefs.ca/fr/travail-de-changement-legislatif/) - L'ACSEF œuvre en faveur de réformes législatives au niveau fédéral afin de s'attaquer aux problèmes omniprésents et persistants qui touchent les populations criminalisées au Canada. Le 28 novembre 2023 L'ACSEF a fait une présentation devant la Commission permanente de la Chambre des communes sur la justice et les droits de la personne. Le projet de
- [Accueil](https://caefs.ca/)
- [The Mass Incarceration of Indigenous Women and Gender Diverse People](https://caefs.ca/fact-sheets-statistics/) - In Canada, the mass incarceration of Indigenous women and gender-diverse people represents on of the most egregious human rights travesties our country faces. Indigenous women and gender diverse people make up over 50% of people in federal prisons designated for women—more than one in two federally sentenced women are Indigenous! This represents a a staggering
- [La surincarcération des femmes et des personnes de genre diverse autochtones.](https://caefs.ca/fact-sheets-statistics/) - Au Canada, l'incarcération massive des femmes autochtones et des personnes de genre divers constitue l'une des violations les plus flagrantes des droits humains auxquelles notre pays est confronté. Les femmes autochtones et les personnes de genre divers représentent plus de 50 % de la population carcérale des prisons fédérales réservées aux femmes — plus d'une
- [Annual Reports](https://caefs.ca/news-campaigns/publications-and-resources/annual-reports/) - Annual Reports Every year, CAEFS produces a report the activities and priorities of the organization. Click on the year for which you wish to review the annual report.
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- [Notre travail](https://caefs.ca/caefs-work/)
- [Our National Office Work](https://caefs.ca/caefs-work/)
- [E FRY Societies](https://caefs.ca/our-local-member-societies/)
- [Our Events](https://caefs.ca/our-events/)
- [Legal Advocacy](https://caefs.ca/legal-advocacy/) - CAEFS undertakes legal advocacy to uphold the rights of criminalized women and gender-diverse people. This work includes participation in public inquests, constitutional challenges, supreme court interventions and more. You can learn about some about our recent legal work below. In 2010 CAEFS filed a Human Rights Case on behalf of all federally sentenced womenwith the
- [Legislative Change Work](https://caefs.ca/legislative-change-work/) - CAEFS works to advance legislative change at the federal level to address pervasive and persisted issues that impact criminalized populations in Canada. November 28th, 2023 CAEFS presented to the HOC Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights. BILL C-40 is an Act to amend the Criminal Code, to make consequential amendments to other Acts and
- [Législation Changement Travail](https://caefs.ca/fr/legislation-changement-travail/)
- [Nos Sociétés locales membres](https://caefs.ca/our-local-member-societies/)
- [Nos événements](https://caefs.ca/our-events/)
- [Défense des droits juridiques](https://caefs.ca/legal-advocacy/) - L’ACSEF entreprend des actions juridiques pour faire avancer et pour protéger les droits des femmes et des personnes de diverses identités de genre criminalisées et incarcérées. Ce travail peut inclure des enquêtes, des contestations constitutionnelles, des interventions devant la Cour suprême, etc. Vous pouvez en savoir plus sur nos actions juridiques récentes ci-dessous. En 2010,
- [Associations et coalitions](https://caefs.ca/associations-coalitions-and-committees/) - Pour en savoir plus sur les associations et les coalitions dont l'ACSEF est membre. En tant que membre des Associations nationales intéressées à la justice criminelle, l’ACSEF travaille avec d’autres membres pour améliorer les capacités du réseau, afin de contribuer à bâtir un système de justice plus humain, juste, équitable et efficace. Emilie Coyle, directrice
- [Associations, Coalitions, and Committees](https://caefs.ca/associations-coalitions-and-committees/) - Learn more about the associations and coalitions that CAEFS is a member of. As a member of the National Associations Active in Criminal Justice, CAEFS works with other members to enhance the capacity of member organizations to contribute to a humane, fair, equitable and effective justice system. Emilie Coyle, CAEFS executive director, is the vice
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- [Vision & Statement of Purpose](https://caefs.ca/who-we-are/vision-statement-of-purpose/) - A world without prisons with strong and well-resourced communities for everyone. The Canadian Association of Elizabeth Fry Societies (CAEFS) works to address the persistent ways in which women and gender-diverse people impacted by criminalization are denied humanity and excluded from community.
- [Manuels Droits de la personne en action](https://caefs.ca/news-campaigns/publications-and-resources/human-rights-in-action-handbooks/) - Ce manuel est conçu pour donner aux femmes et aux personnes de diverses identités de genre incarcérées dans les pénitenciers fédéraux les outils et les ressources nécessaires pour défendre leurs droits pendant leur incarcération. Ce manuel a été écrit spécifiquement pour les personnes détenues, mais nous espérons qu’il aidera aussi le travail des défenseur(-euse)s des
- [Vidéos](https://caefs.ca/?page_id=1620)
- [Resource Archive](https://caefs.ca/news-campaigns/resource-library/)
- [Qui sommes-nous?](https://caefs.ca/who-we-are/)
- [Vision et déclaration d’intention](https://caefs.ca/who-we-are/vision-statement-of-purpose/) - Notre vision est celle d’un monde sans prisons, avec des communautés fortes et dotées de ressources pour toutes et tous. L’Association canadienne des Sociétés Elizabeth Fry (ACSEF) s’efforce de remédier à la déshumanisation et à l’exclusion sociale persistantes des femmes et des personnes de diverses identités de genre criminalisées.
- [Sample Accordion with Files](https://caefs.ca/sample-accordion-with-files/)
- [Sample Accordion with Files](https://caefs.ca/sample-accordion-with-files/)
- [Resource Test](https://caefs.ca/fr/resource-test/) - Resource Library
- [Archives](https://caefs.ca/news-campaigns/resource-library/)
- [Fiches d’information](https://caefs.ca/?page_id=1612) - Fiches d’information
- [Nouvelles et publications](https://caefs.ca/?page_id=93)
- [Reconnaissance territoriale](https://caefs.ca/land-acknowledgement/) - Le bureau de l’Association canadienne des Sociétés Elizabeth Fry (ACSEF) se trouve sur le territoire traditionnel et non cédé de la nation algonquine, que beaucoup connaissent dans le contexte colonial sous le nom d’Ottawa, en Ontario. Le territoire algonquin héberge toujours de nombreux membres des Premières Nations, des Inuit et des Métis de toute l’île de
- [Land Acknowledgement](https://caefs.ca/land-acknowledgement/) - The Canadian Association of Elizabeth Fry Societies (CAEFS) office is in the traditional and unceded territory of the Algonquin Nation, which is colonially known to many as Ottawa, Ontario. Algonquin territory remains home to many First Nations, Inuit, and Metis peoples from across Turtle Island. While our main office is located in this territory , our work is done across the country and
- [Human Rights in Action Handbooks](https://caefs.ca/news-campaigns/publications-and-resources/human-rights-in-action-handbooks/) - This handbook is designed to give women and gender-diverse people in federal prisons the tools and resources to defend and advocate for their rights while they are incarcerated. This handbook is written specifically for people in prison, but we hope that advocates, lawyers, and other allies will also find it useful in their work. This
- [Legal Disclaimer](https://caefs.ca/legal-disclaimer/) - Website disclaimer The Canadian Association of Elizabeth Fry Societies (CAEFS) has set up this website to provide information free of charge for the benefit of the public. CAEFS monitors the information available on this website and updates the information regularly. While we make reasonable efforts to ensure the information on our website is up-to-date accurate,
- [Become a Member Society](https://caefs.ca/become-a-member-society/) - Are you an Executive Director of a non-profit organization that supports criminalized and vulnerable women, trans, non-binary and Two Sprit people and is invested in working towards a world without prisons? We want to hear from you. Contact admin@caefs.ca to learn more about what being a member of the CAEFS network is all about.
- [Accessibility Statement](https://caefs.ca/accessibility-statement/) - We want everyone who visits our website to feel welcome and able to find the information they are need. Our Compliance Guidelines To help us make the CAEFS website inclusive, we have used the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1. The guidelines have three levels of accessibility (A, AA and AAA). We’ve chosen Level AA as
- [Politique de confidentialité](https://caefs.ca/privacy-policy/) - Qui sommes-nous? L’adresse de notre site Web est : https://caefs.ca. Quelles données personnelles collectons-nous et pourquoi? Commentaires Lorsque des internautes laissent des commentaires sur le site, nous collectons les données affichées dans le formulaire de commentaires, ainsi que l’adresse IP de l’internaute et la chaîne d’agent utilisateur pour faciliter la détection de spam. Une chaîne
- [Déclaration sur l’accessibilité](https://caefs.ca/accessibility-statement/) - Nous voulons que toutes les personnes qui visitent notre site Web se sentent les bienvenues et puissent trouver les informations dont elles ont besoin. Nos directives de conformité Pour nous aider à rendre le site Web de l’ACSEF inclusif, nous avons suivi les directives pour l’accessibilité des contenus Web (WCAG) 2.1. Les directives indiquent trois niveaux
- [Avis de non-responsabilité et information sur les droits d’auteur](https://caefs.ca/legal-disclaimer/) - Avis de non-responsabilité L’Association canadienne des Sociétés Elizabeth Fry (ACSEF) a créé ce site Web pour fournir de l’information gratuitement au public. L’ACSEF surveille les informations qui s’y trouvent et les met régulièrement à jour. Bien que nous fassions des efforts raisonnables pour nous assurer que les informations sur notre site sont à jour, exactes
- [Devenez une Société membre](https://caefs.ca/become-a-member-society/) - Êtes-vous à la direction générale d’un organisme à but non lucratif qui vient en aide aux femmes et aux personnes trans, non binaires et bispirituelles criminalisées et vulnérables, et qui travaille pour un monde sans prisons? Nous aimerions vous connaître. Contactez admin@caefs.ca pour en savoir plus sur le membrariat de l’ACSEF.
- [Nouvelles](https://caefs.ca/news-campaigns/news/)
- [Privacy Policy](https://caefs.ca/privacy-policy/) - Who we are Our website address is: https://caefs.ca. What personal data we collect and why we collect it Comments When visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection. An anonymized string created from

## Our Work

- [Semaine Elizabeth Fry: Comprendre la libération conditionnelle, mai 2023](https://caefs.ca/our-work/elizabeth-fry-week-understanding-parole-may-2023/) - La Semaine Elizabeth Fry 2023 sera consacrée au thème « Comprendre la libération conditionnelle ». Le cadre juridique de la libération conditionnelle et le vécu des personnes concernées sont très peu compris par le grand public canadien. Cette méconnaissance entraîne une couverture médiatique sensationnaliste et se prête à des réformes législatives réactionnaires. Cette Semaine Elizabeth
- [Elizabeth Fry Week: Understanding Parole, May 2023](https://caefs.ca/our-work/elizabeth-fry-week-understanding-parole-may-2023/) - In 2023, we are focusing Elizabeth Fry Week on the theme of "Understanding Parole". The legal framework of parole - and the lived reality of being on parole - is not widely understood by the Canadian public. This lack of understanding leads to sensationalistic media coverage and lends itself to punitive legislative reform efforts. We
- [Semaine Elizabeth Fry : Bâtir des communautés, pas des prisons, mai 2020](https://caefs.ca/our-work/elizabeth-fry-week-build-communities-not-prisons-may-2020/) - La semaine précédant la fête des Mères, l’Association canadienne des Sociétés Elizabeth Fry et les Sociétés Elizabeth Fry locales partout au Canada célèbrent la Semaine Elizabeth Fry. Nous continuons de marquer cet événement au cours de cette semaine-là, car la plupart des femmes emprisonnées sont des mères, dont beaucoup étaient le seul soutien de leur famille pendant leur
- [Journée de la justice pour les prisonnier(-ière)s, août 2020](https://caefs.ca/our-work/prisoner-justice-day-august-2020/) - Le 10 août 2020, l’ACSEF a organisé en collaboration avec le « P4W Memorial Collective » une projection de film et une table ronde avec des femmes ayant des antécédents d’incarcération. Le film The Garden Collective (Sarah Wylie) suit le collectif alors qu’il tente d’aménager un jardin commémoratif sur le site de l’ancien pénitencier P4W à Kingston, en Ontario. La table
- [Gros plan sur l’isolement cellulaire](https://caefs.ca/our-work/spotlight-on-solitary-november-2020/) - Le 16 novembre 2020, une coalition de groupes militant pour la justice en prison a lancé pendant 15 jours une initiative de « gros plan » sur la pratique de l’isolement cellulaire, qui perdure au Canada. Cette initiative se terminait par le premier anniversaire de la soi-disant mise en œuvre des unités d’intervention structurée (UIS) dans les pénitenciers canadiens
- [La vaccination contre la COVID-19 dans les pénitenciers - Table ronde publique, avril 2021](https://caefs.ca/our-work/covid-19-vaccinations-in-prisons-public-panel-discussion-april-2021/) - En avril 2021, l’ACSEF a collaboré avec la Dre Idil Abdillahi et El Jones pour organiser une table ronde en réponse aux questions et aux inquiétudes des personnes incarcérées et de leurs proches au sujet du vaccin contre la COVID-19. Cette table ronde a été organisée en réponse aux nombreuses questions que l’ACSEF et d’autres
- [Semaine Elizabeth Fry : Droits de la personne en action, mai 2021](https://caefs.ca/our-work/elizabeth-fry-week-human-rights-in-action-may-2021/) - Notre organisation a toujours su qu’il fallait se battre pour faire reconnaître les droits des personnes criminalisées et marginalisées. Lors de la pandémie de COVID-19, toutefois, nous avons constaté que ces droits pouvaient être ignorés ou minimisés même après avoir été obtenus. Il n’est pas suffisant de faire inscrire les droits dans des lois. En
- [Conférence virtuelle, mai 2021](https://caefs.ca/our-work/virtual-conference-may-2021/) - Le 6 mai 2021, l’ACSEF a organisé une conférence virtuelle gratuite d’une journée à l’intention de son réseau et de ses partenaires, qui portait sur les enjeux en matière de droits de la personne qui touchent les femmes et les personnes de diverses identités de genre criminalisées et incarcérées. Plus de 80 personnes ont participé. Parmi les conférences,
- [Assemblée générale annuelle, septembre 2021](https://caefs.ca/our-work/annual-general-meeting-september-2021/) - Le 25 septembre 2021, nous nous sommes réunies en ligne pour notre assemblée générale annuelle, qui était axée autour du thème « De la connaissance aux actions : travailler avec des partenaires autochtones pour mettre fin à la criminalisation des femmes et des personnes trans, non binaires et bispirituelles autochtones ». La conversation était animée par Toni Sinclair,
- [Semaine Elizabeth Fry : « Sentence vie », mai 2022](https://caefs.ca/our-work/elizabeth-fry-week-doing-life-may-2022/) - Le but de la Semaine Elizabeth Fry est de sensibiliser les gens et de les informer sur les problèmes qui touchent les femmes et les personnes de diverses identités de genre criminalisées et marginalisées. En 2022, nous avons profité de la Semaine Elizabeth Fry pour sensibiliser le public à l’un des enjeux en matière de justice les plus
- [COVID-19 In Context: A Conversation Series with Justice for Soli and CAEFS](https://caefs.ca/our-work/covid-19-in-context-a-conversation-series-with-justice-for-soli-and-caefs/) - In April/ May 2020, as we entered the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, CAEFS partnered with the Justice for Soli Movement to host a series of live-streamed conversations that sought to put the emerging issues of the pandemic into a larger context of ongoing struggles for justice. Together, Emilie Coyle (Executive Director, CAEFS) and
- [La COVID-19 en contexte : une série de conversations avec le mouvement Justice pour Soli et l’ACSEF](https://caefs.ca/our-work/covid-19-in-context-a-conversation-series-with-justice-for-soli-and-caefs/) - En avril-mai 2020, au moment où nous entrions dans la première vague de COVID-19, l’ACSEF a collaboré avec le mouvement Justice pour Soli pour organiser une série de conversations diffusées en direct et visant à replacer l’enjeu émergent de la pandémie dans le contexte plus large des combats quotidiens pour la justice. Ensemble, Emilie Coyle (directrice
- [Black Women Under State: A Conversation with Idil Abdillahi,  February 2022](https://caefs.ca/our-work/black-women-under-state-a-conversation-with-idil-abdillahi-february-2021/) - On February 15th 2022, we hosted a virtual interview with Dr. Idil Abdillahi on her new book “Black Women Under State: Surveillance, Poverty, & the Violence of Social Assistance”. Idil spoke to our member societies, regional advocates, and board members about the realities of Black women who are living at the intersections of race, poverty,
- [Les femmes noires sous la coupe de l’État : une conversation avec Idil Abdillahi,  février 2022](https://caefs.ca/our-work/black-women-under-state-a-conversation-with-idil-abdillahi-february-2021/) - Le 15 février 2022, nous avons organisé une conversation virtuelle avec la Dre Idil Abdillahi à propos de son nouveau livre : Black Women Under State: Surveillance, Poverty, & the Violence of Social Assistance. Idil a parlé aux équipes de nos Sociétés membres, aux défenseur(-euse)s régionaux(-ales) des droits et aux membres du conseil d’administration des réalités
- [Elizabeth Fry Week: Doing Life, May 2022](https://caefs.ca/our-work/elizabeth-fry-week-doing-life-may-2022/) - The goal of Elizabeth Fry Week is to enhance public awareness and education around the issues impacting criminalized and marginalized women and gender-diverse people. In 2022 we used Elizabeth Fry Week to raise awareness about one of the least talked about and, arguably, most egregious justice issues in Canada: perpetual sentencing. Our theme was: “Doing Life:
- [Prisoner Justice Day, August 2020](https://caefs.ca/our-work/prisoner-justice-day-august-2020/) - On August 10th, 2020, CAEFS, in partnership with the P4W Memorial Collective, hosted a film screening and panel discussion with women with lived experience of incarceration. The film “The Garden Collective” (Sarah Wylie) which follows the P4W Memorial Collective as they work to build a memorial garden on the grounds of the former prison in
- [Spotlight on Solitary, November 2020](https://caefs.ca/our-work/spotlight-on-solitary-november-2020/) - On November 16th, 2020, a coalition of groups invested in prisoner justice launched a 15-day spotlight on the ongoing practice of solitary confinement in Canada. This spotlight led up to the one-year anniversary of the supposed implementation of the Structured Intervention Units (SIUs) in federal Canadian prisons – an implementation that has received considerable public
- [COVID-19 Vaccinations in Prisons - Public Panel Discussion, April 2021](https://caefs.ca/our-work/covid-19-vaccinations-in-prisons-public-panel-discussion-april-2021/) - On April 19th, 2021, CAEFS hosted a virtual panel in partnership with Dr. Idil Abdillahi and El Jones to address questions and concerns from incarcerated people and their loved ones regarding the COVID-19 vaccine in prison. This panel was developed as a response to the number of questions that CAEFS and others were receiving regarding
- [Elizabeth Fry Week: Build Communities, Not Prisons, May 2020](https://caefs.ca/our-work/elizabeth-fry-week-build-communities-not-prisons-may-2020/) - On the week leading up to Mother’s Day, The Canadian Association of Elizabeth Fry Societies and local Elizabeth Fry Societies across the country mark Elizabeth Fry Week. We continue to mark this week as Elizabeth Fry Week because most women in prison are mothers, and many of these women were the sole supporters of their
- [Elizabeth Fry Week: Human Rights in Action, May 2021](https://caefs.ca/our-work/elizabeth-fry-week-human-rights-in-action-may-2021/) - As an organization, we have always known that human rights for criminalized and marginalized people are hard won. During the COVID-19 pandemic, however, it has been made clear that these rights—even when won—can still be overlooked and minimized. Having rights enshrined in law is not enough. In 2021, we drew inspiration from the legacy of
- [Annual General Meeting, September 2021](https://caefs.ca/our-work/annual-general-meeting-september-2021/) - On September 25th, 2021, we gathered online for our Annual General Meeting, featuring aconversation titled, “From Knowing to Doing: Working with Indigenous Partners to End the Criminalization of Indigenous Women, Trans, Non-Binary, and Two Spirit People”. The conversation was hosted by Toni Sinclair, vice-president of CAEFS’ board of directorsand executive director of Elizabeth Fry Northern
- [Virtual Conference, May 2021](https://caefs.ca/our-work/virtual-conference-may-2021/) - On May 6th, 2021, CAEFS hosted a free virtual one-day conference to engage our network and partners in the human rights issues impacting criminalized and incarcerated women and gender-diverse people. Over 80 participants joined for the day to engage in presentations. These presentations included: Indigenous Peer Support Work: Helping Indigenous Women Access & Connect with

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## Categories

- [CAEFS Recommendations](https://caefs.ca/categories/caefs-recommendations/)
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## Tags

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## Zones

- [Past](https://caefs.ca/zones/past/)
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## Topics

- [Education](https://caefs.ca/topics/education/)
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- [Legal Reform](https://caefs.ca/topics/legal-reform/)
- [Education](https://caefs.ca/topics/education/)
- [Conditions of Confinement and Human Rights](https://caefs.ca/topics/federally-sentenced-women-conditions-of-confinement-and-human-rights/)
- [Legal Reform](https://caefs.ca/topics/legal-reform/)
- [Security Classification](https://caefs.ca/topics/solitary-confinement-security-classification-and-risk-assessment/)

## Types

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## Languages

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