New prison justice society established on East Coast

By Donalee Moulton ( November 16, 2017, 1:28 PM EST) -- Marginalized groups often experience the most significant access to justice issues, and no one may grapple more with those harsh realities than inmates in Canada’s federal and provincial prisons. Now a new non-profit group based in Atlantic Canada wants to spotlight — and correct — the problems prisoners face. The East Coast Prison Justice Society is working to identify gaps in the prison system and address them through legal support, advocacy and education....