Prisoners’ Justice Day 50th Anniversary in Kingston

Prisoners’ Justice Day is an annual day of solidarity and healing that is held on August 10th each year in carceral and community spaces since 1975 to protest deaths in custody and harmful conditions of confinement. This is also a time to recognize human rights for incarcerated people. Each year since 2000, the Prison for Women Memorial Collective has held a Healing Circle on the grounds of the notorious, now-closed Prison for Women (P4W) at 40 Sir John A. Macdonald Blvd in Kingston, Ontario. This public gathering organized by formerly incarcerated people and their allies includes ceremony led by an Indigenous Elder, drumming, singing, a healing circle, firekeeper, speakers with lived experience, and a shared meal. Please come show your support! Note: This is the last year that this event can be held on the grounds of P4W because the property has been sold to a developer and construction has begun.