All Things Criminal

Today's episode takes an emotional break and engages with Mackenzie Walker who shares tips to know when being detained, the run down on criminal defense, and why this area of law is so important.  

Today's episode features Heather Mason from Strength in Sisterhood, where we dive into the history and current issues surrounding the incarceration of women. 

Resources: 

Strength in Sisterhood: https://www.strengthinsisterhood.net/

Elizabeth Fry Society: https://www.cefso.ca/aboutus.html

Article on Strip Searches: https://www.vice.com/en/contributor/savannah-gentile

Government link to information on ‘Female Offenders’: https://www.csc-scc.gc.ca/research/005008-2008-eng.shtml

Trigger Warning: Suicide 

This Episode features Laureen St. Amour who shares her story and the larger picture of the suicide epidemic among incarcerated individuals in Canada. 

Resources: 

Locked Up, Gone, But Never Forgotten: https://www.facebook.com/groups/372120320101209

Criminalization and Punishment Education Project (CPEP): https://cp-ep.org/who-we-are/

Canada Suicide Prevention Service: 833-456-4566

Survivors of Suicide Loss Support Groups across Canada: https://thelifelinecanada.ca/survivors-suicide-loss-support-groups/

Episode 2 Dives speaks with Brandon Jarvis about the mental journey of incarceration. He exposes a huge failing of the system and discusses yoga and its role in recovery and growth post prison.  

This intro episode covers what All Things Criminal is all about and gives a little background on me and why I started this.