A research project exploring food and food systems as sites of contestation within federal prisons in Canada.
We’re thrilled to share a new themed section on carceral food systems is out, in Canadian Food Studies: Editorial: Exploring carceral food systems: Tensions, experiences and possibilities Ami Stearns, Amanda …
The Carceral Food System Summit brought together activists, scholars, community practitioners, and students working within food justice and prisoner justice spaces to share, connect and learn the various ways in …
A new peer-reviewed article was recently published in the Studies in Social Justice Journal. Abstract: This paper presents findings from a survey conducted with formerly incarcerated individuals on their experiences …
Amanda Wilson, Julie Courchesne, Ghassan Zahran (2023). “Eating is a hustle”: The complex realities of food in federal prison. Canadian Food Studies 10(1), pp. 55-64. Co-authored by project team members …
Centering the perspectives and lived experiences of incarcerated persons, this article considers the ways food is used as a tool and site of contestation and possibility within federal prisons in …
Check-out our latest op-ed in the Ottawa Citizen, discussing the Ontario government’s plan to convert a portion of the former Kemptville College farm into a new prison. Read the piece …
In collaboration with Evolve our Prison Farms and Professor Amy Fitzgerald we’ve co-authored a new report examining the flawed plan put forward by Correctional Services Canada to re-open the prison …