Stark Raven Radio: A Closer Look at Prisons & Criminalization

Mon Sept 7th, 7-8 pm: HIGHLIGHTS FROM PRISON JUSTICE DAY ACROSS THE COUNTRY

Mon Sept 14th, 7-8 pm: VOICES FROM THE PSYCHIATRIC SURVIVOR MOVEMENT

Mon Sept 21st, 7-8 pm: APPRECIATIONS
Long time Stark Raven Host, Tiffany Chong is moving across the sea and this will be her last show. Join us for a special show to honour her contributions to prison justice radio over the past seven years.

Mondays, 7-8pm (First three of each month).
In Vancouver at 102.7FM, and around the world online: www.coopradio.org

Listen to Stark Raven's Podcast
Listen to recent interviews or any other interview in our show podcast archive, with links to our podcast on rabble.ca. We also podcast on radio4all.net. Find out more about Stark Raven, including how to podcast and receive our email digest.

Watch the Prison Justice Day Rally
The 34th annual Prison Justice Day Memorial Rally was held on Aug 10, 2010. See the speakers from the rally.
Online: workingtv.com.

PJD T-shirts available
National Prison Justice 2010 Day T-Shirts are available to order in t-shirt or sleeveless. Created by P.J.D. Screenworks 2010 in Calgary, Alberta. More info

Prison Justice Day Pins
Support Prisoner Solidarity work
by purchasing a pin.
More info



Tracking the Politics of 'Crime' and Punishment in Canada
Check out Justin Piché's blog for critical commentary that aims to make sense of recent developments in the politics of 'crime' and punishment in the Canadian context. Includes a tracking of prison building in Canada and a call to sign onto the Campaign for a Canadian Punishment Legislation Moratorium. Also check out a Just Blog: A Rittenhouse Production for up to date critical commentary, news and info on the Canadian Prison System

Canadian crime and American punishment
Canada, Nov 27, 2009 (Globe and Mail)

Why We Should All Be Concerned About Bill C-43: Amending the Corrections and Conditional Release Act and Criminal Code
Canada, Nov 26, 2009 (Just Us Blog)

Solitary confinement 'not safe, nor is it humane'
Canada, Nov 19, 2009 (Globe and Mail)

Number of Aboriginal people in prison continues to increase
Canada, Nov 13, 2009 (canada.com)

Ombudsman slams prison mental health services
Canada, Nov 2, 2009 (cbc.ca)

Conservative agenda will 'stuff prisons,' advocates say
Canada, Oct 27, 2009 (Toronto Star)

Tory plans for U.S.-style prisons slammed in report
Canada, Sept 24, 2009 (cbc.ca)

More articles....

Literature you can download!
Find 10 leaflets that you can download on our virtual table, on topics ranging from FASD to Alternatives to incarceration to Transgender prisoners in Canada.

Updated Statistics Aug 2008
Most recent Statistics Canada information for year 2005-6.

Mon Aug 16th: VOICES FROM PRISON JUSTICE DAY
Highlights from the speakers from the Prison Justice Day Memorial Rally in Vancouver. Hear (and watch) the speakers.

Mon Aug 9th: PRISON JUSTICE DAY: Hunger Strikes and Commemoration
A special program in honour of August 10th, a day to remember those who have died inside prisons in Canada and around the world.
*We hear from one lifer, who is now on the outside, about his experiences with PJD on the inside and on the outside, and how the prison system is making it harder to celebrate PJD on the inside. Hear the Interview.
*Those being held at the Toronto East Detention Centre are protesting a number of conditions from inadequate healthcare to lack of food to unexplained lockdowns. We hear woman whose family member is part of the mass prison-wide hunger strike. Hear the interview.

Mon Aug 2nd: SAVING THE PRISON FARMS: IT'S TIME FOR CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE
*The fight to save the prison farms is heating up. We hear an update. Hear the interview

Mon July 19th: PEACEBUILDING BEHIND BARS
A Vancouver lawyer is working on a Peacebuilding project behind bars, hoping for a better way than the often adversarial legal approach. Audio coming soon.

Mon July 12th: MAD PRIDE
*Find out more about this annual celebration and happenings in Vancouver. More info.
*From the psych ward to innovative mental health activism. Film Crooked Beauty follows one woman’s journey. Filmmaker Ken Rosenthal about his film and his work. Interview coming soon.

Mon July 5th: WITHOUT PRISONS
Twenty years after Australia opened its first private women's prison, activist and lawyer Amanda George argues all prisons should be abolished. Rachel Herzing from the US-based organisation Creative Interventions researches ways to stop violence without intervention from the state. Hear the documentary.

Mon June 21st: JUVENILES SENTENCED TO LIFE
A documentary on this issue in the US. Hear the documentary.

Mon June 14th: HEALTH INSIDE PRISON
A recent workshop brought prisoners together with health and prison officials to improve health on the inside. Audio Coming soon

Mon June 7th: ORGANIZING AGAINST PSYCHIATRY
A report back from the recent PsychOUT conference in Toronto. Interviews with antipsychiatry activist and feminist Dr. Bonnie Burstow as well as Geoffrey Reaume on Mad people's histories. Audio Coming soon

Mon May 17th: PRISON EXPANSION IN CANADA
Interview with Justin Piché, PhD Candidate at Carleton University, on the Campaign - Canadian Punishment Legislation Moratorium. Hear the interview.

Mon May 10th: FETAL ALCOHOL and the LAW
Interview with David Boulding. Hear the interview.