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• Welcome to Canadian Prisons

• Introductions

  
  Introduce yourself here, share as much or as little as you like. Say where you're from and which institutions you have had experience with.

• News and Events

• Prison and Related News

  
  Post any news pertaining to prisons in Canada.

• Events

  
  Events relating to prison life. Protests (peaceful), and other advocacy.

• Rants & Raves

• Rants

  
  What general negativity are you going through, maybe you can get some help or advice here.

• Raves

  
  Something positive happen? Rave about it here. Did you get a great call, letter or news? We could all use a little good news, so bring on the sunshine.

• Stuff

  
  Don't see a section for your question or suggestion? Post it here and we'll find, or make a spot for it!

• Resources and Support

• Advocating for an Inmate

  
  How to do it, what you need to know. Any tips you learned the hard way, share them here.

• Community Support

  
  Who provides support for those who are released. This could include housing, jobs, counselling, or anything else to help them back onto their feet and stay strong. Also any groups who offer support for families and friends while their loved ones are incarcerated?

• Support on the Inside

  
  Which programs help? Who has the best ones. I guess this would be a forum to 'grade' the institutions. Which ones increase our odds of succesful reintegration with society?

• Inmates

  
  Have you been incarcerated? Are you on bail awaiting trial or sentencing? Come here to share your experiences, and share or seek advice.

• Parents and Siblings of Inmates

  
  Come here to discuss the challenges you may face having a child or sibling incarcerated.

• Children of Inmates

  
  Do you have a parent who is incarcerated? Come here to share your experiences and get support. You are not alone.

• Partners of Inmates

  
  How do you get by with your other half incarcerated? Talk about the challenges of waiting, supporting yourself, family and loved one on your own.

• Extended Family Members

  
  Do you have a cousin, aunt, uncle, niece, nephew, or someone else in your family incarcerated? What special challenges do you face and how do you deal with them?

• Friends of Inmates

  
  Do you have a friend who's incarcerated?

• Canadian Facilities Info, Rules and Regs

• Visiting, Phone Calls and Mail

  
  Information, rules and advice regarding staying in touch with your loved one while ther're incarcerated

• Prison Politics

  
  Politics of prison, talk about them here. The politics that go on with other inmates, as well as with the administration.

• Remand and Pretrial Facilities

  
  These are facilities for those awaiting trial. They have either been denied bail, or had their bail revoked. These are run by their respective Provincial Governments.

• Provincial Facilities

  
  These are facilities where inmates sentenced to less then 2 years are sent. They are run by the respective Provincial Governments.

• Federal Facilities in Canada

  
  These are facilities where inmates sentenced to over 2 years are sent. They are run by Canada's Federal Government.

• Off Topic

• Anything else

  
  Here's a place to come to talk about the rest of our lives. Movies, TV, books, celebrity gossip. Anything other then the prison system.

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• Forum Members

  
  Alphabetical list of all members