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Christmas in jail can be a difficult and challenging time for inmates, as they are often separated from their loved ones and are unable to participate in many of the traditional activities and celebrations that take place outside of prison. Inmates may be allowed to receive cards, letters, and small gifts from their friends and … Read more
The Stanford prison experiment was a psychological study conducted in 1971 by a team of researchers led by Stanford University professor Philip Zimbardo. The aim of the study was to investigate the psychological effects of perceived power, focusing on the roles of prisoners and guards in a simulated prison environment. The experiment was conducted in … Read more
If you ask an average Joe, What is the difference between a Jail and a Prison, they could probably say they are the same thing. Most times, people who are incarcerated, or people who have loved ones that are locked behind bars often are unable to tell the difference between a Jail vs Prison. In … Read more
Canada does not have a platform to help people search if their loved ones have been incarcerated, and although this may be a good way to protect the privacy of inmates, it also makes it hard for their loved ones on the outside to know where these inmates are, and how to help them. Getting … Read more
Sending money to a friend or family member in prison isn’t like the normal way it’s done in the outside world, there are guidelines you need to follow. If you want to send money to an inmate to pay for expenses such as telephone charges, postage stamps, paper, pencils, toiletries, or snacks, such money must … Read more
There’s nothing to be compared to being able to wake up in the morning, open your windows to gaze at the beauty of the morning sun, go out for a quick walk, come back to take your bath, shower and get started for the day. Sadly you don’t get to enjoy privileges as little as … Read more
This was one thing I used to shy away from doing or talking about in the past, until I realized that those people behind bars just like me were humans and required support. Here’s how it all stated. Growing up as a child in the U.S, I witnessed friends and some close family members being … Read more
In my years of practice as a legal practitioner, I’ve never heard anything as absurd as the assumption above. If you didn’t know much law, you might have probably been among the bandwagon of people who are spreading this belief. You might want to excuse yourself by saying, oh! I never knew this assumption was … Read more
Visiting an inmate for the first time is one that is filled with mixed feelings of what to wear, what form of identification to present to the guards, what to bring along as a gift, if kids are allowed in, and other random thoughts like that. With all these thoughts popping up in your head … Read more
Transferring inmates from one prison to another isn’t as simple as you may think. Inmates are not just placed in any prison facility to serve their sentence, there are due processes that must be followed before an inmate is housed in a prison. This process is known as “Receiving & Orientation” or “Classification” which is … Read more