Members of the media may directly contact the following expert:
Justin Pich茅 (English and French )
Associate Professor, Department of Criminology, Faculty of Social Sciences
Associate Professor, Department of Criminology, Faculty of Social Sciences
Prisons visits have been suspended in all federal institutions because of COVID-19. What鈥檚 the impact on prisoners?
鈥(What could be done) right now is stop the lockdowns and put in place free jail calls on a temporary basis until the COVID-19 crisis is over so that prisoners can get access to info on what's happening in the world and check-in on their loved ones.鈥
Professor Pich茅 is a prisoner rights expert. He oversees the operations of the Jail Accountability & Information Line that takes calls from prisoners held at the Ottawa-Carleton Detention Centre 鈥淲e regularly update the public on what prisoners are reporting to us when they call,鈥 said Professor Pich茅.