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Healing lodges: A path to rehabilitation and reconnection

Healing lodges are a vital component of Canada’s correctional landscape. They are more than just correctional facilities.They are also sanctuaries of transformation. The lodges prioritize healing, community, and respect for Indigenous culture.

Faces of CSC: Paul Bourgeois

Elder Paul Bourgeois talks about the importance of the Circle

La Macaza Institution’s award-winning Indigenous Programs Building project

In November 2022, the Indigenous Programs Building project at La Macaza Institution received the Engagement and Partnerships with Indigenous Peoples Award from the Real Property Institute of Canada.

Faces of CSC: Pastor Oliver Johnson

Citizen Advisory Committee Member, Edmonton, Prairie Region

“As professionals, we must function with integrity and compassion by first listening to the needs and concerns of both staff and inmates alike.”

Faces of CSC: Ange Kadima

"The whole concept of incarceration-turned-corrections is very meaningful. In many other countries, there is no intent to correct and people never talk about these things."

Creating a new future with leather and textiles

Warkworth Institution’s Indigenous Product Shop gives inmates skills to create brighter futures.

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Trading flip flops for parkas

Marita Erkila and her family moved to Iqaluit on September 3, 2022, when she became parole officer supervisor for Nunavut. She left Ottawa wearing flip flops in plus 30-degree weather. They arrived to a chilly, rainy, three-degree day in Iqaluit. Marita ditched her flip flops for a parka.