The Manitoba Prisoner Solidarity Network and Hip Hop 101 panel on prisoners' rights and decarceration aired last week and is now available online.

You can listen to the episode here: promodj.com/djdialogoffi...

That expert, @merissadaborn.bsky.social, said this set up – where mostly Indigenous families would be funding Indigenous cultural programming – “unconscionable,” given how the over-incarceration of Indigenous people has been linked to systemic racism and colonization in Canada.

Commissions from Manitoba's contract with Synergy – a portion of profits from jail phone calls, paid for by inmates' relatives, that go back to the province – can fund Indigenous cultural programming in jails, a dynamic one expert called "unconscionable."

www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...

New deep dive from @malakabas.bsky.social and me on Synergy Inmate Phone Solutions, a San Antonio-based company that's come to dominate the Canadian prison telecom market – now contracting with 12 out of 13 provincial and territorial corrections systems.

www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...

Manitoba Prisoner Solidarity Network and Hip Hop 101 are hosting a live recording of their next panel on prisoners' rights and decarceration. Join us on September 26th!

BELLA BELLA, BRITISH COLUMBIA – Heiltsuk Tribal Council Chief Marilyn Slett says no one in her community is immune to the small acts of racial profiling that can embed themselves in everyday life for an Indigenous person in Canada. 

This is what the WPS does with a $350 million a year budget: viciously attack poor Indigenous people trying to survive. The number of cops who responded to this were alone worth more than $1 million a year in salary. That's money directly stolen from our communities.

Defund and abolish the WPS.

This was all for what looked to be no more than $50 worth of allegedly stolen food.

You can see in the video that he was complying with cop orders and not resisting arrest. He also repeatedly requested that the arrest be videoed.

WARNING: Police violence

We've received footage of a violent arrest at the St. James Superstore on Wednesday evening. During the arrest, the man was subjected to a knee on his neck, had a spit hood and "Ripp Hobble" restraint applied to him, and at least 10 cops responded.

youtu.be/xwaecvX4Zqk

The Manitoba Prisoner Solidarity Network in collaboration with Hip Hop 101 had a panel discussion on Indigenous fathers and CFS. If you have suggestions for future topics that relate to challenges faced by incarcerated relatives email: [email protected] promodj.com/djdialogoffi...

A great article by @jenn-allen.bsky.social on the normalization of surveillance in Winnipeg and why we should challenge it. uniter.ca/view/vigilan...

If you're an every day citizen trying to access information from your local government, the Secret Canada website provides invaluable insight on how to craft FOI/ATIP requests.

www.secretcanada.com/foi-guides-a...

Manitoba Prisoner Solidarity Network is collaborating with Hip Hop 101 to have a discussion on the experiences of Indigenous fathers and CFS. Send the panel questions and suggestions for future topics at [email protected]

It's that glorious time of year! When the Manitoba Library Association - Prison Libraries Committee along with the BarNone Prison Visiting Rideshare, hosts it's annual Book & Bake Sale!
Oh - did I mention it's pay-what-you want?! Cash only please!

See you there!

The wait for an inquest into the death of a 45-year-old inmate who died after an altercation with guards at a Manitoba jail is prolonging his family’s grief, says a lawyer for the family.