By Colin McGregor A man who has been locked up in jail for a long, long time establishes his connection with the soil, in which all good things grow. He gets up early in the morning to milk the cows, feed the pigs and the […] See more
In a tranquil park in Saint Henri on a soft summer’s evening, the sun slowly sets behind the baseball diamond as two teams of young adults play softball. Behind the outfield fence, students and other onlookers sit and listen on benches and a hill as, […] See more
Wandering around a federal prison before my parole, I asked myself, is my future all around me? They are wheeled to and fro by other inmates; they creak and waddle to and from the cafeteria at mealtimes; they wander in the noonday sun talking to […] See more
Wandering around a federal prison before my parole, I asked myself, is my future all around me? They are wheeled to and fro by other inmates; they creak and waddle to and from the cafeteria at mealtimes; they wander in the noonday sun talking to […] See more
By Jean-Marc Beausoleil Reading exerts a particular type of charm on prisoners: it offers them a unique window on the world. We can even say that the prison experience has shaped Western thought, if you reflect on all the great thinkers and authors who spent […] See more
This article is not meant to be a complaint, nor a suggestion for a panacea, a remedy for how we take care of our senior citizens. It is simply a series of observations on senior life both in and out of prison. Wandering around a […] See more
If this article doesn’t confuse you, all the better, because it sure confuses me, and I wrote it. It’s hard to underestimate how, when leaving prison after 29 years, you are disconnected from the outside world. After a long absence, you cease to exist, in […] See more
A long field covered in brown grass, spreads itself between the prison factory and the cell I live in. For years this field was empty. Today, it has sprung to life. I notice it as I am coming back from lunch one day. There are […] See more
By Colin McGregor $3,770,000. That’s what it cost, in today’s numbers, to keep me in jail for 29 years. I learned that while watching Télé-Québec’s TV show Nos années 20 hosted by the Québec journalist Patrick Lagacé the other day. He had a panel discussion […] See more
Prison is a land without trees. Perhaps for reasons of security, the authorities fear that a tree might hide a prisoner, or serve as a hiding place for drugs and weapons. But we have one tree, a young maple about thirty feet high, alone in […] See more
Copyright © 2023 | WordPress Theme by MH Themes
