#education in prison

[if-you-fan-a-fire]

“Canadian Prisons Decried For Lack of Reform Power,” Toronto Globe. November 15, 1932. Page 11. ---- Social Service Council Asks Pay for Convicts to Aid Families --- SUGGESTIONS TO GUTHRIE ---- Urging that families of prisoners should receive pay for work done by them; that greater facilities be offered prisoners of the improvements of their minds; that safeguards to prevent wardens from inflicting punishment be extended, and that food of prisoners be placed in the care of a trained dietitian, the Social Service Council of Canada has forwarded a series of recommendations to Hon. Hugh Guthrie, Minister of Justice, following a recent special meeting of its executive.

The recommendation point out that recent riots at Portsmouth and St. Vincent de Paul Penitentiaries had been ‘the means of calling the attention of the public to our Federal prisons.’

If the prisoner ‘is discharged with a feeling of resentment against society and a determination to carry on his criminal career, the prison system has failed and the expenditure made on the criminal has been lost,’ the report states. ‘A prison system which would succeed in affecting reform, even if more expensive, would be an economy to society in the long run. We believe experience has shown that our present system lacks this necessary reformatory power.’

The following recommendations are included in the list sent to Mr. Guthrie: ‘That there be increased lighting for cells, the educationist appointed be a man of university standing, with experience in the organization of recreational activities; work provided for prisoners be of a character economically profitable and not merely punitive.

Infliction of such punishments as that of flogging with a leather paddle should be used only in connection with the most serious cases, the Council says. Utmost care should be taken in selection of wardens and other officers, and as soon as possible prison facilities should be enlarged. ‘Whatever be the report of the inquiry as to the immediate causes of the recent riots, these reforms should be put into operation by the Government at the earliest possible opportunity,’ the report asserts.

#toronto #penal reform #social service council of canada #rehabilitation #prison riots #kingston penitentiary #st vincent de paul penitentiary #dominion penitentiaries #minister of justice #middle class reformers #education in prison #prison food #prison administration #corporal punishment #prison discipline #1932 kp riot #1932 laval pen riot #great depression in canada #crime and punishment in canada #history of crime and punishment in canada

[jstor]

We are pleased to share a significant milestone: JSTOR is now available free of charge in 1,000 correctional facilities worldwide, benefiting more than 500,000 incarcerated individuals. This accomplishment, made achievable through the generous backing of the Mellon Foundation, highlights JSTOR's steadfast dedication to promoting inclusive education.

Learn more about the JSTOR Access in Prison program.

#jstor #prison education #jstor access in prison

[reasonsforhope]

"Research on a police diversion program implemented in 2014 shows a striking 91% reduction in in-school arrests over less than 10 years.

Across the United States, arrest rates for young people under age 18 have been declining for decades. However, the proportion of youth arrests associated with school incidents has increased.

According to the U.S. Department of Education, K–12 schools referred nearly 230,000 students to law enforcement during the school year that began in 2017. These referrals and the 54,321 reported school-based arrests that same year were mostly for minor misbehavior like marijuana possession, as opposed to more serious offenses like bringing a gun to school.

School-based arrests are one part of the school-to-prison pipeline, through which students—especially Black and Latine students and those with disabilities—are pushed out of their schools and into the legal system.

Getting caught up in the legal system has been linked to negative health, social, and academic outcomes, as well as increased risk for future arrest.

Given these negative consequences, public agencies in states like Connecticut, New York, and Pennsylvania have looked for ways to arrest fewer young people in schools. Philadelphia, in particular, has pioneered a successful effort to divert youth from the legal system.

Philadelphia Police School Diversion Program

In Philadelphia, police department leaders recognized that the city’s school district was its largest source of referrals for youth arrests. To address this issue, then–Deputy Police Commissioner Kevin Bethel developed and implemented a school-based, pre-arrest diversion initiative in partnership with the school district and the city’s department of human services. The program is called the Philadelphia Police School Diversion Program, and it officially launched in May 2014.

Mayor-elect Cherelle Parker named Bethel as her new police commissioner on Nov. 22, 2023.

Since the diversion program began, when police are called to schools in the city for offenses like marijuana possession or disorderly conduct, they cannot arrest the student involved if that student has no pending court case or history of adjudication. In juvenile court, an adjudication is similar to a conviction in criminal court.

Instead of being arrested, the diverted student remains in school, and school personnel decide how to respond to their behavior. For example, they might speak with the student, schedule a meeting with a parent, or suspend the student.

A social worker from the city also contacts the student’s family to arrange a home visit, where they assess youth and family needs. Then, the social worker makes referrals to no-cost community-based services. The student and their family choose whether to attend.

Our team—the Juvenile Justice Research and Reform Lab at Drexel University—evaluated the effectiveness of the diversion program as independent researchers not affiliated with the police department or school district. We published four research articles describing various ways the diversion program affected students, schools, and costs to the city.

Arrests Dropped

In our evaluation of the diversion program’s first five years, we reported that the annual number of school-based arrests in Philadelphia decreased by 84%: from nearly 1,600 in the school year beginning in 2013 to just 251 arrests in the school year beginning in 2018.

Since then, school district data indicates the annual number of school-based arrests in Philadelphia has continued to decline—dropping to just 147 arrests in the school year that began in 2022. That’s a 91% reduction from the year before the program started.

We also investigated the number of serious behavioral incidents recorded in the school district in the program’s first five years. Those fell as well, suggesting that the diversion program effectively reduced school-based arrests without compromising school safety.

Additionally, data showed that city social workers successfully contacted the families of 74% of students diverted through the program during its first five years. Nearly 90% of these families accepted at least one referral to community-based programming, which includes services like academic support, job skill development, and behavioral health counseling...

Long-Term Outcomes

To evaluate a longer follow-up period, we compared the 427 students diverted in the program’s first year to the group of 531 students arrested before the program began. Results showed arrested students were significantly more likely to be arrested again in the following five years...

Finally, a cost-benefit analysis revealed that the program saves taxpayers millions of dollars.

Based on its success in Philadelphia, several other cities and counties across Pennsylvania have begun replicating the Police School Diversion Program. These efforts could further contribute to a nationwide movement to safely keep kids in their communities and out of the legal system."

-via Yes! Magazine, December 5, 2023

#philedelphia #pennsylvania #united states #us politics #school #high school #school to prison pipeline #prison system #arrests #education #students #schools #good news #hope #rare case of police not completely sucking #police #policing #law enforcement

[green-elf-magicks]

I want to underscore that the creator of the audio has stated multiple times in their other videos (and in the full length video this audio is from), that she recognizes that voting/demonstrating/calling your reps DOES indeed have an impact, however, they go on to explain that the impact is simply NOT ENOUGH at this point; that by itself, protest is ineffective without making other disruptions to the system. I highly encourage you to check out his other videos. She has a lot of great content that breaks things down.

You can find their videos at this link:

#this was my first foray into animation #and oof it may look simple but it didn’t feel like it #it was a learning process #and something for me to put all my feelings into #take the power back #power to the people #free palestine #free Gaza #liberation #organizing #buy nothing #trans rights #blm #unionize #education #Yemen #abolish ice #abolish prisons #abolish capitalism #abolish the police

[allthecanadianpolitics]

A group of professors and former students at a Nova Scotia university are working together to deliver post-secondary education to imprisoned individuals throughout the province. The “prison access to education” program, spearheaded by assistant professor El Jones, at Mount Saint Vincent University (MSVU) is one of a kind — as it makes the Halifax institution the only degree-granting university for incarcerated people in Canada. Jones, who’s also known for her activism and spoken-word poetry, said the program, which started in 2018, connects inmates to professors and covers everything required to attend university, such as program costs associated with fees and textbooks. “We believe that access to education is a right and is so incredibly important in people’s reintegration in their time in prison,” she said during an interview in her MSVU office on Thursday.

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#cdnpoli #canada #canadian politics #canadian news #nova scotia #prisoners rights #education #human rights #access to education #prisons

[spaceshipsandpurpledrank]

#talkin #tik tok #public schools #ohio #education #food #black owned business #school debt #school to prison pipeline

[reality-detective]

Alex Newman Exposing Centralized, Government-Controlled Digital Currency #CBDC Prison Planet

Award-winning journalist, Alex Newman: "Unelected globalist central bankers are attempting to use CBDCs, in conjunction with digital ID and artificial intelligence, to construct a literal prison planet." 🤔

#pay attention #educate yourselves #educate yourself #knowledge is power #reeducate yourself #reeducate yourselves #think about it #think for yourselves #think for yourself #do your homework #do some research #do your own research #ask yourself questions #question everything #prison planet #enslavement #communism #socialism

[lennielou444]

parents: *worried the schools will turn their kids gay and trans and liberal*

schools: *grooming children to be compliant and conformist and prepared for either prison or factory work*

#capitalism #education reform #prison reform #anarchism #prison industrial complex #schools are jails #anti capitalist #libertarian #punk #socialism #communism

[mrsblackruby]

People really need to stop pretending they give two shits about the most damaged and vulnerable people in society when they think their existence is more of a problem then our oppressive institutions.

#vent #I don’t expect people to be educated on theses topic but it’s still annoying #my politics #prison abolition #prison industrial complex #abolish prisons #abolish police #black lives matter #leftism #leftist

[if-you-fan-a-fire]

“Relate Brutal Actions Of Penitentiary Guards,” Ottawa Citizen. February 11, 1937. Page 20. ---- Canadian Press TORONTO, Feb. 10 - Mr. Justice Archambault, chairman of a royal commission Investigating Canada's penal system, agreed today after hearing stories of brutality at Kingston penitentiary that a 'training school for prison officers' should be established. 

The Montreal jurist heard Alfred Crossley, who said he was the first teacher at the Kingston prison, tell of seeing a convict pulled from his cell by a guard who "kicked him like a football" from one building into another. The prisoner’s head was bashed three times against a wall, he said.

Cursed By Guard. Rev. A. E. Smith, representing the Canadian Labor Defence League, had previously told the royal commissioners that a Communist prisoner, who asked to be chanced from a corner cell without light or fresh air because he was ill, was cursed by a guard. 

'It is not a crime to be a Communist," remarked Mr. Justice Archambault, "There must be training school for all officers in penitentiaries. Men are placed in these positions who are quite unfit to handle men or to make decisions." 

The commissioner's comment was echoed by George Hoadley, former minister of health for Alberta, who said he opposed the political nature of appointments to penitentiaries unless training and ability were taken into consideration.

"Importance of careful selection and training of personnel for penitentiary connections cannot be over-emphasized," he said.

The former minister said the parole system was beneficial only to the degree that it was used and organized safely. 

When System Falls. 'If men who get into penitentiaries are turned loose without having been reformed, our system Is a failure," he said. "We must contemplate that seriously." He recommended that the present commission, augmented by a psychiatrist or educator, be made permanent. 

Crossley, who said some of his convict-students passed entrance examinations, told the commission that prisoners attending school classes had to miss the mid-day meal. Classes were held at the noon hour, he said. 

Desire of prisoners for education was demonstrated in the popularity of correspondence courses he instituted, Crossley said, telling of prisoners who worked until three o'clock in the morning answering examination papers. The teacher was employed at Kingston from 1921 to 1927. 

Head Bashed Against Wall. ‘I saw a. guard unmercifully kick a prisoners all the way to solitary, pick him up by the scruff of the neck and pants seat, bash his head against the wall and throw him into the cell," Crossley related. "This was "all because the prisoner said something about the guard." 

Warden J. C. Ponsford, in charge of the prison at that time, "dismissed the matter offhandedly," Crossley said. 

Suggestion by Rev. A. E. Smith and Mrs. Jean Laing, member of the Toronto Board of Education, that convicts put to work in prisons should be paid union wages was received without comment by the commissioners. 

Mr. Hoadley, representing the Canadian National Committee for Mental Hygiene, said he believed there was nothing wrong with the present administrators if they would serve the interests of the people. 

"There should be a strengthening of education and training arrangements within the pen. as well as a strengthening of arrangements for the rehabilitation of dis charged prisoners. 

"Would you say that prisoners should be helped, even financially?" inquired Commissioner R. W, Craig, K.C. 

"Yes.”

"I mean helping institutions and not the individual," added Mr. Craig. 

"I do not say no to that, but prefer to help individually."

#toronto #royal commission #public inquiry #penal reform #prison brutality #prison guards #officer training #prison management #education in prison #canadian labor defence league #mental hygiene #rehabilitation #failure of rehabiltation #purpose of incarceration #royal commision to investigate the penal system of canada #great depression in canada #crime and punishment in canada #history of crime and punishment in canada

[anarchistin]

Everyone who has ever been to school knows that school is prison, but almost nobody beyond school age says it is.

It's not polite. We all tiptoe around the truth because admitting it would make us seem cruel and would point a finger at well-intentioned people doing what they believe to be essential.

A prison, according to the common, general definition, is any place of involuntary confinement and restriction of liberty. In school, as in adult prisons, the inmates are told exactly what they must do and are punished for failure to comply.

Actually, students in school must spend more time doing exactly what they are told than is true of adults in penal institutions. Another difference, of course, is that we put adults in prison because they have committed a crime, while we put children in school because of their age.

— Peter O Gray, Free to Learn: Why Unleashing the Instinct to Play Will Make Our Children Happier, More Self-Reliant, and Better Students for Life

#school abolition #peter o gray #coercion #pedagogy #education #prison #quote

[nacrelysis]

the interdarshan championship arc is peak storytelling.

on one hand you have a message about how dismissing kind intentions and generosity in the name of nihilism is ineffective and irrelevant because human society can only be improved, and has only been improved, by people who dared to do good and altruistic things; there is a difference between fantastical hand-holding idealism and the principle of compassion and community aid, because humanity has always ever thrived in groups - in the support and conditions of unconditionality we lend to one another. helping one of us is helping all of us.

on the other hand, you discover that the wanderer joined the vahumana college accidentally because he keeps fact-checking researchers about events that he actually lived through but obviously can't say he did. nahida registered him as the representative of vahumana under a pun for cat. she expects him to write a dissertation on the validity of nihilism and existentialism in human nature while also wanting him to make friends at the championship. peak sibling behavior.

#genshin impact #gi #genshin #akademiya extravaganza #sumeru akademiya #wanderer #kaveh #nahida #sumeru #also the part where wanderer beats up a bunch of thieves only for al haitham to come afterwards and beat them up again #absolutely deranged #also the fact that nahida literally has dialogue critiquing mass incarceration indirectly LMFAO #'prisoners also have a right to education' favorite line of the patch #secured sumeru as my favorite region #a parade of providence #nahida is the one sibling who comes up with a nickname and never lets you live it down for forever

[neuroticboyfriend]

institutionalization in all its forms needs to be abolished. we need to live in a society where people's needs are met without stripping them of basic human rights like autonomy. we need to live in a world where currently marginalized people are inherently included in the social structure, where people are taken care of within their communities, where people have the freedom to live and make informed choices on their bodies, minds, and living space. because institutionalism is not about health and safety. it's about control - oppression under the guise of care and protection.

#softspoonie #antipsychiatry #antipsych #anti psych #anti psychiatry #prison abolition #psych aboliton #psychiatry #special education #abolition #psychiatry abolition #special needs #madpunk #mad punk #cripplepunk #cripple punk #cpunk #punk #crip punk #c punk #c-punk #neurodivergent #disabled #disability #mentally ill #mental illness #chronically ill #chronic illness #institutional abuse #institutionalism

[gwydionmisha]

#Prisoner's Rights #Education #Pell Grants #News

[spaceshipsandpurpledrank]

#talkin #tik tok #school to prison pipeline #education #usa

[just-a-mod]

Cult of Tyme got it's first dissenter uwu coincidentally, it also got its first prison OwO

#justaart #art #cotl #cult of the lamb #cultofthelamb #lierally never had one of these guys before #but one of my members brought them in and i went #'eh how bad could it be' #the answer is 'very bad' #had to build my first prison ever in a play through #the funny part here is i feel all sermons and 're-educations' for Tyme are just fanfiction #'and here is how i will beat all of the old gods' #'and how i will make them all mortal followers too' #'and how i will beat death himself and then marry him and kiss him' #because c'mon that's what we all do #lets be honest with ourselves #i did a whole playthrough for the sheer pleasure of beating he who waits and then turning him mortal and then marrying him #didnt even marry any one else before getting to him #fuck the faith i can buy it back with a feast #/it was the principle of the thing/ #who else wants to kiss death say aye