In light of COVID-19 and the urgent risk to prisoners’ health and safety, we are asking you to join our Email ZAP and Tweet @ONSafety, @SylviaJonesMPP, and your local MPP. 

Use the simple email tool: https://cp-ep.org/prison-phones/

Incarcerated people are at a disproportionate risk of contracting COVID-19. Unsanitary conditions, close quarters, frequent physical contact, and the underlying chronic health conditions of many detained people, contributes to the spread of the virus and threatens the well being of prisoners and public health.

We demand immediate measures to depopulate Ontario’s prisons and jails, protect the health of those inside, and grant access to barrier-free communication.

At a minimum, the Solicitor General must provide free calling to Ontario’s prisoners and allow access to switchboards and cellphones immediately. The phone is a lifeline for incarcerated people. It is their connection to their loved ones, to mental health and health care providers, lawyers, and other community supports.

To add your voice to the call for prisoners' rights during COVID-19, please use this tool to send an email to the Solicitor General and your MPP: https://cp-ep.org/prison-phones/

Stay tuned for ongoing Email, Phone, and Social Media ZAPs every Friday. 

With love and solidarity, we’ll get through this together. 

Sincerely, 

Alannah Fricker

President, Canadian Students for Sensible Drug Policy at Ryerson; Member, Toronto Prisoners' Rights Project; Admin, Toronto Harm Reduction Alliance

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Facebook: Toronto Prisoners' Rights Project | Twitter: @letstalkjails

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