Van Styvendale News Today

Its not a new trend but the overrepresentation of Indigenous people in Edmontons prisons is much higher than the Canadian average and continuing to grow at a faster rate, as advocates search for solutions.

Article content Inmates of Saskatchewan’s correctional facilities won’t get visits from their loved ones due to the COVID-19 pandemic this holiday season, but two community-based organizations are working together to make sure they know they aren’t alone. STR8 UP, which works with people who want to leave gangs, and Inspired Minds, a creative writing program for incarcerated people, are working together on care packages for inmates at the Saskatoon, Prince Albert and Pine Grove Correction...