Prison farms in a time of global crisis: Thinking big, starting small

May 26, 2020May 27, 2020 Jeannie Prinsen 0 Comments animal justice, baby formula, Calvin Neufeld, China, Chinese factory, Collins Bay Institution, Correctional Service Canada (CSC), COVID-19, dairy goats, Evolve Our Prison Farms, food security, goat dairy farm, goat milk farm, Kingston, plant-based farming, prison farms, prisoner labour, prisoners, rehabilitation, Save Our Prison Farms, social justice, sustainable farming

Ten years ago Neufeld was a neighbour of Collins Bay Institution and watched sympathetically as Save Our Prison Farms protested the Conservative government’s shuttering of the prison farm program. At that time the dairy-based program provided cows’ milk for the prison population and farm labour for the inmates who participated.

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Collins Bay Institution farm officially opens

August 15, 2019August 15, 2019 Michelle Allan 1 Comment Collins Bay Institution, Collins Bay Pen, Collins Bay Penitentiary, CORCAN, Correctional Service Canada (CSC), dairy cattle, dairy cows, dairy goats, Dianne Dowling, Feihe, Joyceville Institution, Karen McCrimmon, Kelly Hartle, Kingston, Mark Gerretsen, prison farms, produce, Save Our Prison Farms, Scott Harris, stocker cows

The long-awaited return of Kingston prison farms was celebrated at Collins Bay Institution this morning. Karen McCrimmon, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness, officially launched the Correction Service of Canada’s (CSC) farm employment program on Thursday, August 15, 2019 at Collins Bay Institution. The six

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MP Gerretsen confirms arrival of dairy cows at Collins Bay Institution

June 4, 2019June 4, 2019 Michelle Allan 0 Comments Collins Bay Instition, CORCAN, Correctional Service Canada (CSC), dairy cows, dairy goats, federal government, inmate rehabilitation, Joyceville Institution, Kingston, Mark Gerretsen, prison farms, Trudeau government

On Tuesday, June 4, 2019, Mark Gerretsen, Member of Parliament for Kingston and the Islands, provided the following statement: “I am pleased to confirm that six dairy cows, with heritage lineage, were successfully transported to Collins Bay Institution’s penitentiary farm this morning. Our Liberal government kept our promise

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