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Prisons Inside/Out
Listen to Prisons Inside/Out, a podcast from Correctional Service Canada. Follow along as we take you beyond the walls of our institutions, highlighting the important work we do to protect Canadians and change lives every day.
Episodes
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Victim Services 101
In this episode, we'll hear directly from victims and survivors of crime who have used the Correctional Service of Canada's Victim Services Program, sharing…
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How do visits work?
Maintaining positive relationships with family, friends, and community supports plays an important role during incarceration. Visits help individuals stay…
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Meet the Commissioner
In this episode of Prisons Inside / Out, we’re thrilled to welcome our Commissioner, Talal Dakalbab, to the podcast. Having recently stepped into this role, he…
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CORCAN 101
CORCAN is a special operating agency within the Correctional Service of Canada (CSC) that helps federally incarcerated individuals gain real-world job skills…
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Security Threat Groups
Traditional organized crime groups, outlaw motorcycle gangs, street gangs… On the outside, we think of them as criminal organizations. But inside Canada’s…
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Behind the Badge (Emergency Response Teams)
The Behind the Badge series is back, sharing the stories and voices of frontline staff across the Correctional Service of Canada (CSC). In this episode, we…
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Inmate committees
Every federal prison in Canada has an inmate committee. But what do they actually do, and why does it matter? These elected groups of inmates represent the…
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Corrections in women's institutions
Ever wondered what life is really like inside a federal women’s prison in Canada? Correctional services for women have been shaped by decades of evolution…
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Education in prison
In this episode, we explore how education transforms lives within Canada's federal correctional institutions. We’ll hear a teacher talk about his work, and…
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Behind the Badge (Primary Workers)
The Behind the Badge series is back, sharing the stories and voices of frontline staff across the Correctional Service of Canada (CSC). In this episode, we…
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Inside Canada's Penitentiary Museum
Since 1964, Canada’s Penitentiary Museum has been preserving the rich and complex history of corrections in our country. Located just across the street from…
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Cultural reconnection in Indigenous corrections: Part 2
“Reconnecting with their culture, I see a smoother reintegration into the community because they find a sense of belonging and it provides a big support…
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Healthcare in Canada's prisons
In this episode, we meet CSC’s hard-working health professionals who take us behind the scenes to give us a glimpse into what it’s like to provide health…
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Can inmates vote?
In 2002, the Supreme Court of Canada ruled that denying inmates the right to vote was a violation of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. In this…
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The National Monitoring Centre
Public safety is a 24/7 responsibility, especially for the team at Correctional Service Canada’s (CSC) National Monitoring Centre (NMC). As the eyes and ears…
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Restorative justice: Part two
"I've found so many positive things, and even now I'm learning so much more about myself than I did three years ago when I when I met with the offender." In…
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Food services
Have you ever wondered what mealtime looks like in prison? Feeding thousands of inmates in a controlled environment requires careful coordination and planning…
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Restorative justice
“I told him that I forgave him for who he was, not for what he took from me, that was very important that I worded it that way.” In this episode, we share…
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Cultural reconnection in Indigenous corrections
“To me, that’s a piece that is so important when we’re talking about reintegration, because part of reintegration is reconnection.” On this episode of Prisons…
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Community corrections
“I think that being a parole officer is about building rapport and building trust, and that can be a very big challenge. But it’s a challenge that I happily…
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Preventing and detecting contraband
Preventing and reducing the number of drugs, cellphones, and other unauthorized items in correctional institutions is a priority for the Correctional Service…
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Behind the Badge: Part three (minimum security)
“You can’t force change, all you can do is keep leading that example, and leading what the change could look like to them.” Every day, correctional officers in…
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Behind the Badge: Part two (medium security)
“It's different every day. It just doesn’t stop, it’s 24/7.” Correctional officers in federal prisons work hard to keep us safe. They work in shifts around the…
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Behind the Badge: Part one (maximum security)
“It wasn’t until I was in uniform that I realized how important this job is.” The work that Correctional Officers do can be challenging but also rewarding…
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Celebrating women in corrections
Join us for this episode where we talk with two very special guests: CSC Commissioner Anne Kelly and CSC Deputy Commissioner of Indigenous Corrections, Kathy…
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Maximum to minimum, and everything in between
Over the last several months, we've heard a lot about the transfer of offenders between different security levels in federal prisons. In this episode, we are…
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CSC 101: Introduction to federal corrections
Have you ever wondered what it’s like beyond the walls of our federal prison system in Canada? In this first episode of Prisons Inside/Out, we answer some of…