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Press Release: The Failure of Creating Choices: CAEFS Response to the Office of the Correctional Investigator’s 2020-2021 Annual Report

Thu February 10, 2022

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 […]

Press Release: CAEFS’ Response to the OCI’s Recent Reporting “Proportion of Indigenous Women in Federal Custody Nears 50%”

Fri December 17, 2021

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 […]

News Release: The Government Must Act to End Abusive Solitary Confinement

Tue November 30, 2021

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 […]

New Report: Spotlight on Solitary, Summary Report

Tue November 30, 2021

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 […]

A screenshot of the CAEFS public statement and call for action to protect the rights of trans prisoners.

Public Statement and Call for Action “Advocates Call on Government and CSC to Act to Protect the Rights of Trans Prisoners”

Thu November 18, 2021

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 […]

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