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Justice / October 2015

Jailhouse Bloc

September 14, 2015April 8, 2020 - by Katherine Laidlaw

What it’s like to vote behind bars

May 2015

Minding the Monster

May 10, 2015April 10, 2020 - by Ed Tubb

A pedophile gets out of prison. What happens next?

Justice

Penned from Prison

March 17, 2015April 10, 2020 - by The Walrus

Letters by David McCallum, an innocent man who spent three decades incarcerated for kidnapping and murder

Education / November 2014

The Education of Omar Khadr

October 20, 2014January 16, 2020 - by Omar Mouallem

A student and teacher cultivate an unlikely friendship

The outside of a jail, with an outdoor sitting area and tent

October 2014

Time Served

September 9, 2014July 4, 2020 - by Harley Rustad

Geoffrey James photographs the final chapter of Canada’s most notorious prison, Kingston Penitentiary

Illustration of Rob Ford on the front page of the Toronto Star

March 2014 / World

Dear John

March 11, 2014April 14, 2020 - by The Walrus

Emails to a friend imprisoned in Egypt

Justice / November 2013

Forgotten Woman

November 5, 2013September 8, 2017 - by Marian Botsford Fraser

The bleak prison life of Renée Acoby

May 2013

Trials and Error

April 29, 2013September 9, 2020 - by Julian Sher

Bad forensic evidence and junk science continue to send innocent people to jail

A magazine layout from The Walrus magazine with the image of barbed wire in the front and a small picture of Omar Khadr with the text "The Black Hole of Guantanamo Bay" written below it.

Justice / March 2013

Insecurity Complex

February 18, 2013August 27, 2021 - by Andrew Potter

Omar Khadr and the legacy of Guantánamo Bay

January/February 2013

Rough Justice

January 24, 2013May 29, 2020 - by Daniel Baird

Locking up offenders does little to prevent crime or make us safer. The history behind our impulse to punish

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