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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.
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.
Faces of CSC: Tony Walby
“We are actually limiting ourselves to the talent pool that we could have by not doing the work to make things accessible. It's becoming the law and it's becoming the standard, and it's just the right thing to do.”
Detector Dogs: Every day is bring your dog to work day
Imagine bringing your dog to work every day. Dog lovers would call that a dream job. For 87 Correctional Service Canada (CSC) dog handlers, it is.
Laundry helps inmate sort out life
Jessy takes on vocational training program in laundry services for personal development and training during his sentence.
Four-legged unconditional support: Pet Therapy in Stony Mountain’s SIU
Discover the impact visits from therapy dogs has on inmates at Stony Mountain Institution.
Faces of CSC: Dave St. Onge
Dave St. Onge was always interested in history. He began his career at the Penitentiary Museum as a student and has contributed significantly to its growth over the past 40 years.
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