James Ruston is a member of the Toronto Prisoners’ Rights Project (TPRP), a prisoner justice group with a long-term vision of prison abolition. He is currently living on day parole, as part of serving a life sentence. Scott Neigh interviews him about his experiences of the prison system and about the work of the TPRP. …
Colleen Lynas and Victor Lachance are residents of Kemptville, Ontario. They are also members of the Coalition Against the Proposed Prison (CAPP) Kemptville. Scott Neigh interviews them about their town, about the Ontario government’s unilateral decision to build a jail there, and about what residents are doing in response. Kemptville is a town of 4000 …
Claire Bodkin and Sara Alavian are both physicians in Hamilton, Ontario. They are also part of an ad hoc group of health workers from different parts of Canada with an interest in prison abolitionist politics. Scott Neigh interviews them about what it means to think about prison abolition in the context of health care, and …
[The following is a rebroadcast of an episode of Talking Radical Radio that originally aired in June 2020.] Souheil Benslimane describes himself as a father, a partner, and an illegalized and criminalized migrant who lives on unceded and unsurrendered Algonquin territory (also known as Ottawa). Since his release from prison in 2018, he has been …
Just did a fascinating interview with Claire & Sara, physicians with prison abolitionist politics who are involved in creating a zine about how to reduce the harms from carceral systems in healthcare settings. Listen for it on Talking Radical Radio in the new year!
Souheil Benslimane describes himself as a father, a partner, and an illegalized and criminalized migrant who lives on unceded and unsurrendered Algonquin territory (also known as Ottawa). Since his release from prison in 2018, he has been involved in the Criminalization and Punishment Education Project (CPEP), an initiative started by students and professors at the universities in …
Just finished a great interview with Souheil of the Criminalization and Punishment Education Project, a joint community/academic project that does education and organizing around prisoner justice and prison abolition. Listen for it on Talking Radical Radio in a few weeks!
Lora McElhinney and Wendy Bariteau are members of Joint Effort, a four decade-old prison abolitionist group based in the lower mainland of British Columbia that is focused on solidarity work with women in prison. McElhinney is a long-time activist and organier and has been involved in the group for almost 20 years. Bariteau will be …
A big thank-you to Lora and Wendy for the interview just now. They are part of Joint Effort, a grassroots feminist prison abolition group that has existed in Vancouver for almost 40 years. Listen for the interview on Talking Radical Radio in December or early January!
Rowan Moyes is a member of Bar None Winnipeg. Scott Neigh interviews Moyes about Bar None’s prison rideshare project, about their prison abolitionist politics, and about the other ways that Bar None and its members are working towards a world without prisons. In Manitoba, just like in a lot of other places, most of the …