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(Halifax, September 21, 2022) – Nova Scotia’s confirmation that it will terminate its immigration detention contract with the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) is another win for migrant and refugee rights, Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International Canada said today. The move follows a landmark decision by British Columbia on July 21 to terminate its own contract with the border agency.

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Global News Interview June 28 2021

"Halifax public safety advisor suggesting sobering centres to replace drunk tanks
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A new report about to be presented to Halifax council by the city’s public safety advisor suggests that sobering centres should be used for publicly intoxicated people, rather than jail cells."
OPINION:
After my brother’s death in prison, my family has lost faith in the system. But we still believe in justice.
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RCMP hasn't admitted any fault, Nova Scotia public inquiry told on final day of hearings
​Sept 23 2022 | Toronto Star

Nova Scotia joins B.C. in refusing to hold immigration detainees in provincial jails
Sept 21 2022 | Toronto Star

Fed up with lockdowns, some Springhill prison inmates actively trying to get COVID-19​
May 28 2022 | CBC

Failed Opportunity: An Open Letter Addressing How the Halifax Board of Police Commissioners Missed the Mark on Public Engagement
 February 7 2022 | Halifax Examiner

A Path for Halifax to Defund the Police
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​January 24 2022 | CBC 

A made-in-Canada blueprint for defunding police
​January 19 2022 | Breach Media

Committee tasked with defining 'defunding police' presents report to Halifax police commission
​January 14 2022 | Halifax Examiner

Defunding report calls for better Halifax police oversight, ‘detasking,’ increased spending on affordable housing
​January 14 2022 | Halifax Examiner

Housing: party for a few, crisis for the rest - Halifax Examiner​
January 5 2022 | Halifax Examiner

Nova Scotia prison reform groups call for release of inmates as COVID-19 spreads – Halifax
January 2 2022 | Title Press

N.S. prison reform groups call for inmate releases as COVID-19 spreads
January 1 2022 | Global News

COVID-19 outbreak announced at Burnside jail, cases rise at women's prison
December 31 2021 | CBC

Nova Scotia reports COVID-19 outbreak at Burnside jail
December 31 2021 | Halifax Examiner

COVID-19 outbreak hits 31 inmates, several staff at provincial jail in Burnside
​December 31 2021 | Saltwire

N.S. jail attack: debate on whether sentences tied to 2019 beating will curb violence
December 23 2021 | SaskToday

N.B. COVID-19 roundup: 3 more deaths, 93 new cases
December 1 2021 | CBC

Halifax police board seeks second opinion on its authority to review response to homeless evictions protest
October 18 2021 | Halifax Examiner

Prison justice group hopes to tackle 'gaps' in provincial, federal prisons
October 17 2021 | CBC

Board to consider independent review of Halifax police's handling of Aug. 18 protest
October 16 2021 | Saltwire

Petition launched for independent investigation into Halifax police actions during shelter evictions
October 7 2021 | Global News

News brief: Push back against brute force police evictions continues
September 14 2021 | NS Advocate

Petition calls for a full investigation of police actions during the shelter siege
September 8 2021 | The Coast

Advocates Call for Action on Jails
July 21 2021 | The Chronicle Herald

Nova Scotia report highlights concerns of prisoner conditions in provincial jails
July 26 2021 | Global News

Prisoner rights group denounces frequent lockdowns, lack of time outside in N.S. jails
July 26 2021 | CBC

Nova Scotia is failing people with disabilities
July 23 2021 | The Chronicle Herald

East Coast Prison Justice Society calls for action in wake of N.S. jail video​
April 6 2021 | Saltwire

Prison justice advocacy group calls for protection against COVID-19 in N.S. jails
January 17 2021 | Global News

Halifax police want at least $40,000 to release five years of cells data through freedom of information
August 5 2020 | Halifax Examiner

New phone line helps monitor conditions in jails during COVID-19
May 29 2020 | Halifax Examiner

Nova Scotia jail population almost cut in half under COVID-19 measures
April 22 2020 | CBC

SHEILA WILDEMAN: COVID-19 and disability institutions: Time to act is now
April 15 2020 | Saltwire

Viruses feed on exclusion: Psychiatric detention and the need for preventative deinstitutionalization
April 12 2020 | Ricochet

Clearing out the jails
Mar 24 2020 | Halifax Examiner

Nova Scotia to grant temporary release to some inmates amid COVID-19 pandemic
March 18 2020 | CBC

Advocates call for temporary release of some inmates amid COVID-19 pandemic
​March 16 2020 | CBC News

A 'sobering centre' in Halifax could prevent alcohol-related deaths​
January 26 2020 | halifaxtoday.ca

Prison justice group hopes to tackle 'gaps' in provincial, federal prisons
​October 17 2017 | CBC News

New prison justice society established on East Coast
Nov 16 2017 | The Lawyers Daily
"Second day of virtual vigil in solidarity with those who have lost loved ones to prison deaths. Drawing by Michael D. poems by Tona Mills, both currently incarcerated #justiceforsoli #nomoredeathsincustody"
– Twitter @adelina_iftene
December 16 2019
Poem by Tona Mills
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Drawing by Michael D
Poem by Tona Mills
We are thankful to the Mi'kmaq peoples, in whose territories we live and work. 
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