A letter from Claire Culhane to the Prisoners’ Rights Group of Burnaby touches on topics including prisoner illiteracy, prisons as punishment vs rehabilitation, and fighting violence in Canada.  Also included are articles on the gradual release program and the effects of prison on prisoners, mandatory supervision and earned remission (and revocation) by the National Parole Board.

KEYWORDS: Claire Culhane, Prisoners’ Rights Group, illiteracy, gradual release, mandatory supervision, parole

CODED BY: Kevin Birch