Justice seeker tweeting in a personal capacity

Canada
Joined July 2014
2 yrs ago today, govt responded to Ashley Smith Coroner's admin segreg'n recos after homicide verdict: still in denial about health effects xitter.cf/globeandmail/status/80…
Canada’s prison agency argues segregation doesn’t affect inmates’ health trib.al/C8pyWdL
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Cdn prisons are crowded, violent, under resourced + often inhumane. Cavalier responses to prisoner concerns fuel tension. Reforms now! 2/2
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Sask premier tells 115 inmates refusing to eat how to avoid prison food: "Let them eat cake" response inadequate 1/2 goo.gl/A5DzOx
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2 yrs ago today, Ashley Smith's prison death ruled HOMICIDE, recos made: Many still in solitary >15 days; mentally ill still in seg: Cruel
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Looking forward to discussion today on solitary confinement in Canada: Paul Champ @kpate10 @CPEPgroup: END CRUELTY fb.me/6ZrLE3Dsp
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Replying to @gmbutts
@gmbutts @JustinTrudeau Bravo for Mandate Letter direction to limit solitary confinement: Hope to see much needed corrections reform in SFT – at Ottawa, Ontario
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The Calming of Incarcerated Minds ht.ly/UrSal MT @GOVERNING
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Bravo! Thank goodness for the Charter, judiciary, and people like you who fight for justice. xitter.cf/incatelray/status/6624…
Crimson tide! Hope the promised 'change' extends to the justice and corrections sector where it is really needed. Many will help.
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Enjoyed #HHRC2015 + speaking to interested health care providers about Cdn prisoners, health+rights: let's fix this xitter.cf/inspiredbelief/status/…
Replying to @Clatimer9
@Clatimer9 thanks for your talk at #HHRC2015! Qs: how can public health professionals help make a difference in the prison system?
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Enjoyed advance voting experience in Ottawa Vanier today - efficient process + friendly people at work + waiting their turn: about 20 mins
Catherine Latimer retweeted
Oh dear, this is the most poignant analysis of the Canadian justice situation I've ever read. Wow. xitter.cf/clatimer9/status/65068…
How we created a Canadian prison crisis: A decade of 'tough on crime' policies on.thestar.com/1KR9tko via @torontostar
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How we created a Canadian prison crisis: A decade of 'tough on crime' policies on.thestar.com/1KR9tko via @torontostar
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Catherine Latimer retweeted
Hey tip line: People are being tortured by being held alone in "holes" throughout Canada: Limit solitary #BarbaricCulturalPractices
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Catherine Latimer retweeted
No One Seems to Care About Prison Reform in Canada: bit.ly/1RiP89Z
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Tough-on-crime Tories fill jails, create danger- See John Howard Society's 5-Point Plan to fix this shar.es/17EUyf via @sharethis
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Heading to @AlgonquinColleg event today to support @FreeingSpirit bringing yoga + meditation to Cdn prisoners (including OCDC): Great cause
Time to move beyond "tough on crime" rhetoric: Thanks Broadbent Institute: Urgent, serious prison reform needed broadbentinstitute.ca/cather…
Clark: It’s time to rein in victims’ rights in Canada: Too often rational for overly harsh laws shar.es/17hbLQ via @theprovince