by M2W2 Staff | Mar 31, 2021 | Features
Reading Time: 6 minutes The voice on the phone sputtered with tears. It was Neil (not his real name). He said he would be leaving prison in one week. After three decades he would be free. On the other end, Pascal began to weep. Neil asked Pascal if he would pick...
by Raymond Robyn | Feb 26, 2021 | Features
Reading Time: 4 minutes According to a report on the impact of COVID-19 at federal prisons released by the Office of the Correctional Investigator (OCI) on Tuesday, 10 percent of the federal prison population have had COVID-19, compared to 2 percent of...
by M2W2 Staff | Dec 23, 2020 | Features
Reading Time: 8 minutes A month and a half ago, one of our volunteer coordinators received a letter from Cecilia (not her real name), who is incarcerated at Fraser Valley Institution for Women (FVI). Cecilia describes how pandemic-related closures impacted her...
by M2W2 Staff | Nov 30, 2020 | Features
Reading Time: 5 minutes “It doesn’t feel normal to trust someone else,” David said, “but you have to try something different. When you are involved in crime, the people in your life are only interested in money and drugs, or they’re trying to arrest you. You try...
by M2W2 Staff | Nov 25, 2020 | Features
Reading Time: 4 minutes One day in late summer, Jason* stepped onto the sidewalk outside Mission Institution. The wildfire smoke had cleared over the weekend, and steep, green mountains were once again visible in the distance. If you ignored the fences and guard...
by Elaine Warkentin | Oct 19, 2020 | Features
Reading Time: 3 minutes This month, Hidden Treasures Chilliwack celebrates its fifth anniversary. Thank you to everyone who has made these past five years a success: our customers, staff, volunteers, community partners, and, especially, those on work release and...
