Since starting in Bath, Ontario, Canada in 1975, Prisoner’s Justice Day has become recognized around the world.

Some of the stories of Men Against Sexism (MAS), a queer resistance/solidarity group inside Washington State Penitentiary

Saskatchewan Penitentiary is a site of carceral violence but also enduring resistance

The Native Brotherhood began in 1964 at Saskatchewan Penitentiary and soon spread to the other prairie provinces and finally to the rest of the country

The Saskatchewan government under Brad Wall privatised food service in prisons, pushing imprisoned people to launch hunger strikes to condemn the substandard food

Edmonton Remand Center is notorious for its mistreatment of imprisoned people but also legendary for how they fight back against that mistreatment

Prisoners at Headingley Correctional Centre in Manitoba rioted against reprehensible conditions

April 14, 1946 imprisoned women at the jail in Portage la Prairie, MB staged a coordinated action to protest deplorable food and living conditions, abusive guards, and lack of medical care. 15 women refused to go to work.

The Anishinabeg refused to negotiate Treaty 1 until the Crown immediately freed all Anishinabe people imprisoned at the fort.

How the mistreatment and death of Eddie Nalon at Millhaven Penitentiary led to a hunger strike and work refusal in his honour and grew into Prisoners’ Justice Day

Prisoners’ Justice Day is observed around the world every year on August 10th to commemorate all those who have died in prisons. Inside prisons, people hold memorials, organize hunger and labour strikes, and more. On the outside, people gather in solidarity to hold events, raise awareness, and take action against