With a passion for books and a background in nonprofit programming and administration, lindsay has been thrilled to take on this role at bcfi. Nov 21, 2014 the book club at warkworth is one of 17 in 14 federal prisons run by a toronto organization called book clubs for inmates. The federal workers compensation service and correctional service canada are responsible for the compensation program for federal penitentiary inmates. Everything you were never taught about canadas prison. Book clubs for inmates bcfi is a registered notforprofit organization that organizes volunteerled book clubs within federal penitentiaries across canada. Currently, bcfi is facilitating 30 book clubs from nova. To learn more or to find a book club near you, click here. Come share a laugh, make some friends and enjoy an interesting evening.
Book club for inmates rotary club of toronto eglinton. He led a book club this summer at the mccracken county juvenile detention center. Lets start off 2020 right with a selection of the best book club books. Ontario criminal records containing personal information about paroled inmates include the following. Originally the club had a sponsor that provided books, but now book clubs for inmates is a registered charity that raises funds for material. Book clubs for inmates centre for social innovation. Several have become book club mainstays in themselves, including reading lolita in tehran, the jane austen book club, and the guernsey literary and potato peel pie society the last of these devoured, and enjoyed, by the critical inmates at collins bay. In the prison book club, journalist ann walmsley shares the story of the eighteen months she spent as a volunteer with book clubs for inmates, a fledgling project that began at the collins bay institution, a mediumsecurity penitentiary in kingston, ontario that has now grown into a. Book clubs for inmates began in 2008 with a core group of 1215 inmates. Books to is a magazine and bookstore based in compton, maryland. Erin has been volunteering with the warkworth penitentiary book club for the past six years. Antiprison and prisoner support groups to check out. Vieselmeyer says inmates will use every which way imaginable to smuggle drugs into prison, and there are. On november 21, kate taylor introduced globe and mail readers to a different kind of book club.
Ontario county provides inmates with three meals per day. It stars diane keaton, jane fonda, candice bergen, and mary steenburgen as four friends who read fifty shades of grey as part of their monthly book club, and subsequently begin to change how they view their personal relationships. If youre sending books to prisoners, use this mailing label outlining prisoners right to read. The aldershot and farnham book club meet every month to discuss our latest book choice over a glass of wine. This makes it so much easier to have full participation every meeting. Legally innocent prisoners dying in canadas jails, report. Lindsay yates is the program coordinator for book clubs for inmates.
This site is and will remain, the property of canadian inmates connect inc. Currently, bcfi is facilitating 26 book clubs inside 17 different penitentiaries in seven provinces. The hamilton book club meetup group hamilton, on meetup. Book club, access to community resources, practice interviewing, spanish culture and goal setting. The prison book club operates on a couple of levels. Online book club a free online community for book lovers. Book clubs for inmates bcfi is a registered not for profit organization that organizes volunteerled book clubs within federal penitentiaries across canada. The nonprofit was founded years ago by two former journalists, tara libert and kelli taylor, after taylor became pen pals with a young man on death row who loved books. How to send books to prisoners at california state prison. Inmate classification ministry of the solicitor general. Find groups in victoria, british columbia about book club and meet people in your local community who share your interests. Book clubs for inmates leads volunteerfacilitated book clubs in canadian federal prisons. Read up on some older recommendations for bonus ideas. Mills said the mccracken county library paid for everything, including enough books for inmates.
Fatal inmate overdoses highlight drug smuggling problem in. Library books and magazines inmates have a general right to read and access information that is commonly available to the public and are encouraged to do so. On her return to canada she was asked by a friend, carol, to participate in a book club in a medium security ontario prison. May 02, 2016 if youre sending books to prisoners, use this mailing label outlining prisoners right to read.
Volunteers at federal prisons across the country are helping inmates foster a. We have collectively subscribed to an out of sight, out of mind policy for the nearly 40 000 people incarcerated at the provincialterritorial and federal levels in canadaover 1 out of every adultsleading to a lack of public knowledge about the inhumane conditions in federal and provincial prisons. For many inmates, there is an overwhelming sense of. Please feel free to also introduce yourself to other members in the state and talk about whatever topics come to mind that may not have anything to do with prison. Pbp is one of many books to prisoners groups in the us, canada and england. Failure to follow these will rules will often result in a complete loss of the books at the prison. Ontario provincial inmate rules im what you call a fish on the inside, ill probably be serving a 2 year sentence if im lucky and i need some help. Pbp is one of many books to prisoners groups in the us, canada and.
If youve been struggling to find some good questions, we have ideas for that too. Inmates retain all rights enjoyed by other members of society, except for those that are necessarily removed or restricted by the fact of incarceration. A few years later, when a friend asked her to participate in a bold new venture in a mens medium. Increase or decrease the font size for this website by clicking on the as.
Graham the biker, frank the gunman, ben and dread the drug dealers, and the robber duo gaston and peter come to life as the author reconciles her knowledge of their crimes with the individuals. Our local library supplies book clubs with book club in a bag which includes 10 copies of the book and a binder of information. I will be suggesting to my book club members that book clubs for inmates would be a worthy charity for us this year. I became friends with nick brouwer who had worked at the o. Jan 19, 2016 9 of the most read books in american prisons. Save over 40% all preorders are available at the membership price or one member credit, and because they are shipped separately, preorders are not eligible for feature selection bundle prices. Book club participant this is almost a must read for every book club. Carol finlay, an anglican priest, and the organizer of the popular book club for inmates that is now in a total of eight ontario located prisons with.
Find groups in waterloo, ontario about book club and meet people in your local community who share your interests. Sureshotbooks offers you wide collection of books, magazines and newspapers from all states to send for inmates. Selected case files from the ontario board of parole and the probation and parole field offices of the ministry of correctional services. On a scale of 110 with 10 being the best, the food rates about a 4. African canadians are canadas fastest growing prison. Book club groups in ontario heres a look at some book club groups near ontario. Book clubs for inmates bcfi began in 2008, when carol finlay visited collins bay institution, a mediumsecurity penitentiary in kingston, ontario. After joining a book club while behind bars, three d.
We are a diverse and fun group with many reading interests and always open to more. When anthony ray hinton was sentenced to death for two murders he didnt commit, he used his time to create a book club for death row inmates. Inmates who have money on their books can order additional snacks from the commissary to supplement the food the jail provides. The book club program is a creation of the toronto public library and literal change, a toronto based nonprofit that runs reading groups and literacy programs for ontario s incarcerated. Book club participant a fascinating book of many anecdotes, which bring home some crucial questions about racism, poverty and injustice. Mar 10, 2012 prison reading club has inmates ignoring tv, flocking to steinbeck. The prison book club the john howard society of canada. In addition to sending books, they also host book clubs and provide college courses to people on the inside. She is the founder and executive director of book clubs for inmates, book discussions are taking place in nine prisons across ontario.
We get so many requests that it may take a while to receive. Find groups in north york, ontario about book club and meet people in your local community who share your interests. Please request by topic not exact title or author, and provide several areas of interest if possible. Sureshotbooks best books for inmates how to send books. Book clubs for inmates ontario volunteers who gathered at the bcfi luncheon on friday, may 10 in kingston, had the enormous privilege of meeting and listening to guest of honour robert clark author of down inside. Spend more time reading and less time figuring out what to read. Ann walmsleys book, the prison book club, is about her experience with a book club that began at collins bay institution and then extended to several other federal prisons book clubs have become integral parts of many prisons in several countries.
The true face of the canadian provincial jail beyond the. Book clubs for inmates bcfi is a registered charity that organizes volunteerled book clubs within federal penitentiaries across canada. A daring journalist goes behind bars to explore the redemptive power of books with bikers, bank robbers, and gunmen an attack in london left ann walmsley unable to walk alone down the street, and shook her belief in the fundamental goodness of people. Prison reading club has inmates ignoring tv, flocking to steinbeck. Corrections inmate guide ministry of the solicitor general. Legally innocent prisoners dying in canadas jails, report claims nearly 270 people have died in canadian provincial jails over the past five years. Can anyone tell me the rules of inmates in the various provincial jails in and around ontario. Several have become bookclub mainstays in themselves, including reading lolita in tehran, the jane austen book club, and the guernsey literary and potato peel pie society the last of these devoured, and enjoyed, by the critical inmates at collins bay.
Book club groups in north york heres a look at some book club groups near north york. Apr 05, 2012 the true face of the canadian provincial jail. A year later, bcfi became incorporated and registered as an official canadian charity. Book club groups in waterloo heres a look at some book club groups near waterloo. Book club is a 2018 american romantic comedy film directed by bill holderman, in his directorial debut, and written by holderman and erin simms. Book clubs for inmates book clubs for inmates was started in 2009 by carol finlay, a retired anglican priest and english teacher, at collins bay institution, in kingston ontario.
See who you know at book clubs for inmates, leverage your professional network, and get hired. Ontario county is located in the western region of new york state. Find groups in ontario, california about book club and meet people in your local community who share your interests. Sep 22, 2015 the prison book club follows six of the book club members, who kept journals at walmsleys request and participated in candid oneonone conversations. Dec 31, 2019 ontario corrections started 1 june 1835 183 years old. Currently, bcfi is facilitating 35 book clubs from nova scotia. Today, the book club for inmates has expanded from a handful of participants to a.
If you have the experience, training, or feel you have the drive to help others. Inviting all those interested and passionate about reading to come out and join the hamilton book club. The law in ontario provincial governments run provincial jails and the federal government runs the federal penitentiaries. In some cases, if you are injured or become ill while you are serving a sentence or on day parole, you may qualify for compensation under the compensation program for federal penitentiary inmates.
Mississauga book club mississauga book club 103 members. Following its success in ontario, bcfi expanded to manitoba, alberta, quebec and british columbia. Written with compassion and humour, the prison book club is an eyeopening look at inmates and the penal system, and the possibilities of redemption. Currently, bcfi is facilitating 35 book clubs from nova scotia to british columbia. Inmate information guide for adult institutions important note. The books changed the men and the men changed walmsley. The book club at warkworth is one of 17 in 14 federal prisons run by a toronto organization called book clubs for inmates. The goal of classification is to give inmates opportunities for successful personal and social adjustment while ensuring the security and safety of correctional institutions. Book club for mccracken county incarcerated youth news. We meet the third wednesday of the month at the freeway coffee house in hamilton.
We would like to show you a description here but the site wont allow us. Sending books to prisoners incarcerated at california state prison centinela in california is actually a fairly straight forward process but there are some rules that you need to follow to make sure your books arrive successfully. With our book club in a bag program, you can check out a bag containing 10 copies of a book suitable for book discussion groups. Books for adults book clubs vaughan public libraries. Prison reading club has inmates ignoring tv, flocking to. Jul 20, 2017 map of federal and provincial correctional institutions in ontario. They are seen as a way to involve prisoners in the discussion of issues. How a book club is helping to keep exoffenders from going. I joined ontario correctional services in 1985 at the guelph correctional centre also known as the ontario reformatory, guelph the o.
Have a natter over literature with other budding bookworms at these brilliant book clubs across the capital, including post apocalyptic meet ups. Book of the month read more, research less, save money. Harari, yuval noah 21 lessons for the 21st century provides a kind of instruction manual for the present day to help readers find their way around the 21st century, to understand it, and to focus on the really important questions of life. Low flat shipping rates and a 60day money back satisfaction guarantee. In the prison book club, journalist walmsley shares the story of the time she spent as a volunteer at two prison book clubs for inmates, at the collins bay and beaver creek institutions in ontario. In the prison book club, journalist ann walmsley shares the story of the eighteen months she spent as a volunteer with book clubs for inmates, a fledgling project that began at the collins bay institution, a mediumsecurity penitentiary in kingston, ontario that has now grown into a successful nationwide program. Some of these were published in late 2019, while some arent released yet, so theyre split into sections by publication date. That being said, restrictions may apply where there is reasonable cause to believe that the material would impact the security, safety and good order of the institution. Please verify their service area before requesting books. The prison book club, book by ann walmsley paperback. One of the least favorite meals is the ham that is still wet with water when served. By encouraging literacy while incarcerated, we help them develop empathy, listening skills, and selfawareness. Book club for inmates matt galloway spoke with carol finlay. A few years later, when a friend asked her to participate in a bold new venture in a mens.
Fatal inmate overdoses highlight drug smuggling problem in ontario jails. The zip codes in this county include 14585, 14485, 14487, 14504, and 14512. The population density, according to the 2010 census, is 168 people per square mile. Choose from five monthly reads, vetted by cool people with great taste. Group of inmates discuss gord downies book in their book. The group, a nonreligious charity, sends volunteers into the. Mar 29, 2016 toronto, ontario the office of the correctional investigator tabled in parliament, on thursday, march 10, its annual report for 20142015 that reveals that, overall, african canadians are the fastest growing inmate population within canadas federal prisons.
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