Life Jolt â prison slang for a life sentence â examines the lives of women navigating Canadaâs correctional system. Our team gained unprecedented access to the Grand Valley Institution prison â the federal pen for women in Ontario â for a full year. We followed women going into prison for the first time, spoke with lifers who have been there for years, and parolees as they left. Hosted by Rosemary Green, a former inmate herself, Life Jolt focuses on individual womenâs stories and the realities of prison life, and explores a wide range of issues including parenting behind bars, segregation, the over-representation of Indigenous women, addiction, trauma and the many obstacles of reintegration.
Prisons in Canada not keeping track of sexual assault allegations
In recent years at least three guards have been charged with sex crimes against inmates including a 56-year-old corrections officer at the Grand Valley Institute for Women in Kitchener
Mar 14, 2021 4:00 PM By: Jaskiran Kooner
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A report by The Globe and Mail is shedding some light on sexual assaults taking place in Canadian prisons for women.
According to the report, Correctional Service of Canada (CSC) does not keep track of employees accused of sexual assault by inmates.
The problem is also fueled by the failure to believe prisoners when they bring forward allegations.
An inside look at how the pandemic is being managed at Grand Valley Institution
The Grand Valley Institution faced one COVID-19 outbreak a year ago and has prevented any more outbreaks since then. Anne Marie Joyce, assistant warden, goes into detail about how they ve done it.
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Anne Marie Joyce, assistant warden of management services at Grand Valley Institution, explains what the pandemic situation is like right now at the prison.(Geoff Robins/The Canadian Press)
Grand Valley Institution (GVI) faced one COVID-19 outbreak a year ago when eight inmates got infected.
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The Correctional Service of Canada and their political masters were determined to change policies involving trans inmates in 2017.
The idea was to put female-identifying inmates in women’s prisons.
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But among those making the move were killers, serial sex offenders and child rapists who now have a home among biological women.
Now, a number of former convicts and activists are demanding change. On Sunday they plan to protest in front of the Grand Valley Institution in Kitchener to call attention to their cause.