Central Nova Scotia Correctional Facility Archives - Page 4 of 4

Pregnancies don’t wait. Doula support withheld from pregnant inmates at Nova Institution

November 15, 2016

Women incarcerated in the Nova Institution for Women in Truro have not had access to volunteer doula services since June of this year. As a result women may well be at risk of losing their babies, says the coordinator of the partnership that used to provide the doula services.

Prison is an isolating experience, and we want to help. Bringing books to women in the Burnside jail

October 4, 2016

The Books Beyond Bars collective has been supporting women in the Burnside Correctional Facility since 2005. They try hard to find any book that people express an interest in, and also offer a read-aloud program for moms and grandmothers. Now they need a little bit of help.