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A HUGE thank you to Professor Patricia Elliott and the incredible students that took part in this project. We are so grateful for the opportunity to partner with you in order to share these stories. Special thanks to Bee Bird, Kaitlin Howie, Lori Deets, Crystal Greene, and Amber Bear for sharing your hard work with the Know Justice podcast audience. Thanks to all the students for their great work. The future of journalism and storytelling is in good hands! Visit the Indigenous Communications...

If you're struggling with addiction and looking for help, please visit the following websites to find support: Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction: Addictions Treatment Helplines in CanadaThe Centre for Addiction and Mental Health Thank you to Jason Mercredi for talking with us about his work with Prairie Harm Reduction. You can learn more about their work by visiting their website. Thank you to Meagan Jasper for sharing about her struggle with drug addiction and your journey...

If you're struggling with your mental health and thoughts of suicide, please reach out for help. Call Crisis Services Canada at 1-833-456-4566, or text 45645, to receive help. Find the services that are right for you in Saskatchewan. If you're from another part of the world, google services local to you and find help. You are not alone, and there is hope for a better tomorrow. Thank you to Kayleigh Lafontaine, Brittney Chartrand, Julia Mudrey and "Joe". Read more about former inmates...

Thank you to Cory Cardinal, Catherine Latimer, and Pierre Hawkins for being guests. Your voices matter, and it was important in helping us tell a good story. Click here to read more about the Charter Challenge regarding Solitary Confinement. Read more about Structured Intervention Units and Bill C-83 here. Watch CBC's The Fifth Estate episodes about Ashley Smith and her tragic death: Episode 1: Out of ControlEpisode 2: Behind The WallIf you don't have time to watch, you can read the...

Special thanks to Julie Paul and Stella Cote for sharing their stories with us. Their courage is inspiring and we stand with you. Thank you to Night Kinistino for your incredible poetry reading. It was beautiful, and we are grateful! Credit to Jayda Taylor and CTV News Saskatoon for the audio news clip about the riot at Prince Albert Correctional Centre. You can read more about the protest here: Mothers return to Regina Correctional Centre, dance in support of inmates. -------- Know...

Special thanks to Pierre Hawkins for sharing about his important work. You can read more about the crisis of COVID-19 in Saskatchewan prisons here. Read more about the rights of prisoners here. You can also read this article on Indigenous rates of incarceration in Saskatchewan for further context on our conversation. -------- Know Justice is brought to you the John Howard Society of Saskatchewan. Please subscribe and rate our podcast on whichever listening platform you use. You can...