Tag: prison visitation

  • A Place for Hate

    A Place for Hate

    Hate – Ryan Dueck “My cellmate said a wild thing the other day; he told me that the word ‘hate’ is in the Bible, somewhere in the Old Testament. I told him he was full of s—, that God doesn’t hate, he only loves.” This was the first comment that emerged around the circle at…

  • A bit of ‘colour’ inside

    A bit of ‘colour’ inside

    I like to bring simple card-making supplies into the secure unit of the Edmonton Institution for Women. The inmates enjoy the chance to be creative but, more than that, they crave an opportunity to make something to send to family on the outside. Life stories bubble up as they write in the cards, and I…