The Prison Pandemic Papers, a project led by Dr. Kevin Walby,launched online this week,使以前未发表的governme可用nt records obtained using access to information and freedom of information requests submitted to governments across Canada.
正如从某些政府获得的记录的数量和质量以及从其他政府获得的文件的稀缺性所揭示的那样，一些司法管辖区比其他司法管辖区更加认真地了解公众的权利。
Dr. Kevin Walby
These records provide insights into the COVID-19 response of federal, provincial, and territorial prison authorities, along with the impact the pandemic has had on imprisoned people and those working in congregate settings of human caging. The release of these documents by the Prison Pandemic Partnership follows the publication of a piece by the initiative inPolicy Optionspublished on Wednesday charted the spike in COVID-19 cases behind bars during the omicron wave over the past three months during which infections outnumbered those in Canadian jails, prisons, and penitentiaries throughout the first 21 months of the pandemic.
Dr. Kevin Walby,温尼伯大学刑事司法副教授和获取信息和司法中心主任，领导了监狱大流行论文的收集。亚愽国际app下载
沃尔比（Walby）指出，反思通过获取信息和信息自由要求寻求的政府记录所面临的挑战时，沃尔比（Walby）指出：“先前未发表的记录今天发布的监狱大流行伙伴关系在大流行时期为政府透明度和保密提供了一个窗口。正如从某些政府获得的记录的数量和质量以及从其他政府获得的文件的稀缺性所揭示的那样，一些司法管辖区比其他司法管辖区更加认真地了解公众的权利。看到存在的保密和透明性沙漠，尤其是在魁北克和艾伯塔省等司法管辖区中，这令人不安，这对Covid-19对他们监狱的反应和影响却一无所知。”
贾斯汀·皮奇博士，Associate Professor of Criminology at the University of Ottawa and member of Criminalization and Punishment Education Project, triaged and curated the Prison Pandemic Papers along with Sarah Speight, PhD Candidate in Geography at the University of Ottawa.
Piché describes the types of records that the Prison Pandemic Partnership managed to obtain: “Congregate settings have been hit hard by COVID-19 throughout the pandemic which is soon to enter its third year. This is evident in the Prison Pandemic Papers we’ve obtained documenting disease prevention, management and treatment protocols, shifts in prisoner and staff counts, cancelled and modified visits and programming, the use of segregation and lockdowns including in the name of medical quarantines and isolation, use of force, prisoner resistance in the form of hunger strikes, protests and refusals to stand for count, prisoner and staff grievances, health and labour inspections, vaccination, and more.”
Speight adds: “As the documents reveal, prison policies and practices enacted during the pandemic have made already austere conditions of confinement even more austere. As the prison pandemic continues, it’s critical that the courts and governments do what they can to reduce imprisonment to decrease COVID-19 transmission and exposure to torturous conditions that undermine public health and community safety.”
艾比·德赫曼（Abby Deshman），Director of the Criminal Justice Program for the Canadian Civil Liberties Association, concludes by noting: “The Prison Pandemic Papers were created as a resource for imprisoned people and their loved ones, community organizers and advocates, researchers, journalists, lawyers, policymakers, and members of the public to learn about how governments are responding to COVID-19. The release of these records today is also an invitation for others to file their own information requests that can contribute to this collective endeavour of knowledge and action, and work together towards greater transparency, accountability and change.”
About the Prison Pandemic Partnership
The Centre for Access to Justice and Information (CAIJ)使用信息自由（FOI）和获取信息（ATI）法律促进公共利益研究。CAIJ促进了社会科学与人文学者之间的合作，以及来自加拿大及其他地区的访问拥护者，调查记者和法律专业人员。
定罪和惩罚教育项目（CPEP）从事研究和社区组织，以减少短期监禁的使用和危害，同时致力于废奴主义者期货。亚愽娱乐app该小组提倡扩大获得社区支持和变革性司法的机会，以防止和应对社会伤害。亚愽娱乐app
The Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA) is an independent, non-profit organization with supporters from across the country. Founded in 1964, the CCLA is a national human rights organization committed to defending the rights, dignity, safety, and freedoms of all people in Canada.
These three organizations have come together to form the Prison Pandemic Partnership, which examines the impact of COVID-19 on jails, prisons and penitentiaries across the country. The partnership is funded by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (Partnership Engage Grant 1008-2020-0238).
