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A research project exploring food and food systems as sites of contestation within federal prisons in Canada.

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Reportback: Carceral Food Systems Summit

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 …

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New video from Coalition Against the Proposed Prison

CAPP (Coalition Against the Proposal Prison) is a group of Kemptville and area residents fighting to stop the construction of a new prison on high-quality publicly-owned farmlands in Kemptville, ON. …

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Speech from CAPP rally protesting paving farmlands for prison

Professor Amanda Wilson was asked to speak at a rally organized by CAPP (Coalition Against the Proposed Prison) in Kemptville to explain the many reasons why destroying farmlands to build …

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New Report on Joyceville Abattoir: Bloody Bad Business

Evolve Our Prison Farms released a report in August 2021 detailing numerous problems with the Joyceville Abattoir. The report contends that both incarcerated individuals and animals are being harmed in …

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Food in Prisons is Downright Rotten – Social Media Graphics

Food is Prisons is downright rotten! People incarcerated in federal prisons in Canada and their advocates have long complained about the quality of food behind bars. In 2014, Correctional Services …

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New report on proposed prison farm project

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 …

Project News Updates

  • Reportback: Carceral Food Systems Summit
  • Call for Papers: Exploring Carceral Food Systems: Tensions, Experiences and Possibilities:
  • New video from Coalition Against the Proposed Prison
  • New publication: Unpacking the Prison Food Paradox: Formerly Incarcerated Individuals’ Experience of Food within Federal Prisons in Canada
  • New publication: “Eating is a hustle”: The complex realities of food in federal prison in Canadian Food Studies

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