Do Your Own Time

<p>Welcome to this special episode of Do Your Own Time. Recently CSC began a series called Shift where they explore the Canadian prison system and give you a look inside. I am giving you my perspective on what they are...

<p >After parole, it's time to rejoin the world. A lot needs to go in to preparing for that, for me it was a steady pay cheque. Prisons do have jobs and training opportunities for inmates to help them succeed after...

<p >We sit down with parole lawyer Simon Borys and discus the subject of a parole hearing.</p> <p >If you would like to contribute to the show please reach out to me. I will not share your name or handle without your...

<p >Part two of the Joyceville Prison tour. Join me as I continue to navigate these grounds and this system.</p> <p>If you would like to contribute to the show please reach out to me. I will not share your name or...

<p >Every day we navigate the prison grounds and system. There is so much to cover, and this episode starts to chip away at that mountain. From the layout of the prison to going before the parole board, let's start to...

<p >From intake to a new range. Things are different in minimum. The air, the tone, the pace, it's all very different from medium. I'll be around these men for some time. It's time to get settled in and think big...

<p>Transferring out of JAU brought me to a new world. A different set up with a different pace, Joyceville minimum institution. This is where I would serve the majority of my sentence. It was a significant adjustment...

<p >Assessment is a temporary location that can have a long lasting or permanent impact on your time in prison as well as after. It can be a minefield to walk through. Getting out of Joyceville is inevitable, but not...

<p >Every day in prison is the same because you really have no idea what to expect, you have no idea what's in store from one moment to the next. Staff, food, cells, range, yard, inmates. Some are a constant, some are...

<p >Prisons contain all types of people. Deciding who to associate yourself with and who to avoid can make all the difference in the trajectory of your sentence. Inmates notice who you spend time with and guards know...

<p>Yard time is used by most and for many different reasons. This time is used to exercise, others used it to meet up with people they know from another range. Some used it to cross the line. Whether it's walking the...

<p >Congradulations, you're in prison...now what? We're not simply locked up 24 hours a day. Some may think that's all we deserve but that's just not how it is. So much goes on in prison. Even the smallest incident or...

<p >Canadian prison is a world unto itself. I made some bad and stupid choices so my life took me there and this episode will walk you into what it's like to enter that prison world for the very first time. A federal...

<p>A lot goes into a moving day, relocating from one place to another. Especially when that move is from a jail cell to a prison cell. After some time in provincial it's now time to transfer to a federal prison. And...

<p >From being on bail to going to jail. This episode explores the weeks, days, hours and minutes leading up to and being sentenced and taken to a jail. This is a very candid view into my personal life during this time...