EvolveOurPrisonFarms

#EvolveOurPrisonFarms Opposing exploitation.

[EvolveOurPrisonFarms @EvolveOPF]

@brent_raycroft @APTNInvestigate There is another side to this, which is that this program was introduced to farm thousands of goats to sell milk to a Chinese infant formula company. Another side to this is the media leaving that out of all coverage, along with the $38 million+ price tag.

[APTN Investigates @APTNInvestigate]

Prisoners across Canada are producing goods for crown corporations and more recently, for public consumption. Experts warn the true cost of this labour goes far beyond dollars, raising difficult questions about dignity, rehabilitation and justice.

APTN Investigates: Fields of Confinement | By Brittany Guyot - Airing Saturday, October 25, 2025

[EvolveOurPrisonFarms @EvolveOPF]

Published: Tell-all investigative report on reopened prison farms in Kingston, ON. Includes "smoking gun" plan to use CDN prison labour to supply goat milk for Chinese infant formula. Shockingly, that's only the beginning of what's wrong with this story. https://t.co/hHt6QUrRsJ

[EvolveOurPrisonFarms @EvolveOPF]

A good article about the closure of the Joyceville prison slaughterhouse and the problems of prison labour in Canada. https://t.co/twEYuMB0G2

[EvolveOurPrisonFarms @EvolveOPF]

@Spahrtygirl Thank you! The closure was done very quietly by CSC. "Don't look, nothing to see here!" You know the saying, if abattoirs had glass walls... We shone a light and now this intersectional atrocity is no more. Thanks for your support every step of the way!

[Animal Justice @AnimalJustice]

The last remaining prison slaughterhouse in Canada is now CLOSED! 🚫

The news comes following years of campaigning by @EvolveOPF, who recently highlighted the facility’s alleged human rights violations & questionable inspection practices in a report.
https://t.co/fevQA8Kg33

[EvolveOurPrisonFarms @EvolveOPF]

Joyceville Institution abattoir now closed but industry wants to keep prisoners in the killing business because farmers are "in a dither" without cheap prison labour. Is there no shame? Society has turned a blind eye to this for too long.
https://t.co/kiKPcnF9Dc

[EvolveOurPrisonFarms @EvolveOPF]

@MidgardCottage @CSC_SCC_en Thank you, yes it's a victory! CSC, politicians, and industry may attempt to reopen it one day, but we'll remain vigilant to ensure that the closure is permanent.

[EvolveOurPrisonFarms @EvolveOPF]

JOYCEVILLE ABATTOIR HAS CLOSED! Corrections Canada @CSC_SCC_en has not renewed its contract w/ Wallace Beef & all slaughter has ceased. Prisoners are no longer killing for the meat industry. Evolve's investigation shut down 🇨🇦's last prison slaughterhouse: https://t.co/mlMSgQItAl

[EvolveOurPrisonFarms @EvolveOPF]

PTM: "It’s an age-old debate: what’s the best way to reform prisoners, and prepare them to re-integrate into society? If 'slaughtering animals repeatedly' wasn’t on your Bingo card, you’re not alone. Stuart Benson @TheHillTimes has the latest on the govt's inmate-run abattoir."

[EvolveOurPrisonFarms @EvolveOPF]

@TheHillTimes @LeftHandStu Politics This Morning: "It’s an age-old debate: what’s the best way to reform prisoners and prepare them to reintegrate into society? If 'slaughtering animals repeatedly' wasn’t on your Bingo card, you’re not alone. STUART BENSON has the latest on the govt's inmate-run abattoir."

[The Hill Times @TheHillTimes]

Prison reform advocate calls for Canada’s last prison labour-operated abattoir to finally close, by @LeftHandStu #cdnpoli

https://t.co/7bpMXg51Oq (subs)

[EvolveOurPrisonFarms @EvolveOPF]

The @WhigStandard published our response to the beef industry's letter calling Bloody Bad Business: Report on the Joyceville Institution Abattoir "biased bull." Documents speak for themselves & slaughter is not good for prisoners as beef industry claims.

https://t.co/zNpPuBqml6

[EvolveOurPrisonFarms @EvolveOPF]

Beef industry blasts Bloody Bad Business, calls Joyceville Abattoir Report "bull," defends abattoir's economic importance to industry & says killing animals is good for inmates. What's misleading? Facts exposed in CSC's own documents, or industry's denial? https://t.co/edz7HGYdVM

[The Whig-Standard @WhigStandard]

Prison farm group critical of Joyceville Institution abattoir
https://t.co/FuXQgiOMvJ

[EvolveOurPrisonFarms @EvolveOPF]

NEWS RELEASE: Corrections 🇨🇦 Training Prisoners to Kill, Violating Human Rights. "Bloody Bad Business" exposes never-before-seen violations at Canada's last prison abattoir. Contraband smuggling, spraying blood, animal abuse & prisoners made to kill for $. https://t.co/s6tCnvIr9Q

[EvolveOurPrisonFarms @EvolveOPF]

@HelenLForsey1 Important for @CBC to hear this. Responsible reporting respects the listener/viewer & victims, refusing the temptation of gory sensationalism. @CBCWorldatSix @CBCNews

[EvolveOurPrisonFarms @EvolveOPF]

@CSC_SCC_en What transferable skills? Inmates at Collins Bay & Joyceville had no interest & say bees are dead. Infested with mites. This threatens wild pollinators too, not good for environment. Honey given free to staff. Who benefits? Just distraction from goat farm. https://t.co/y5FJieVpk7

[Kingstonist @kingstonist]

"It’s time to set the record straight, lay the facts on the table, and shine a light on an unsettling mixture of deception and propaganda," our latest Op/Ed writers assert regarding the recent CBC film and its subsequent media coverage. #ygk #prisonfarms
https://t.co/AK8XcqOPjd

[EvolveOurPrisonFarms @EvolveOPF]

Opinion: The truth about CBC's 'Prison Farm' https://t.co/6pH82BvV1W via @kingstonist