An indepth interview with Peter Collins, who is in his 20th year of a 25 years to life sentence for the killing of a policeman.
Producer: Dee dee_lecomte@hotmail.com
Uploaded by: Dee dee_lecomte@hotmail.com
This is a phone interview, so audio levels do vary a bit.
If any part of this interview will be played on the radio, it would be appreciated if an e-mail could be sent so that i may inform Peter Collins. Please give the name of the station and the location.
Contact info for Peter Collins:
Peter Collins 079283B
PO Box 1500
Bath, Ontario
Canada
K0H 1G0
Description of the peniteniary: the Bath Institution
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cutbacks: on food; affecting prisoners of different faiths; recreation time; cost-effective health and hygiene products
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cutbacks: library services reduced; photo privileges; day-time access to inmate committee. Also prisoners must wear uniforms during working hours.
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cutbacks: overtime pay eliminated; fair work evaluations gone; photocopying restricted; UTA, ETA and work releases gone; digital watches no longer permitted.
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cutbacks to "increase static security features" + thousands of dollars missing from Inmate Welfare Fund.
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cutbacks: on computers and gaming systems
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Pet program eliminated + case of animal cruelty committed by CORCAN staff at Bath Institution
00:09:39
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Obstacles in regards to being admitted into an art program, censorship on Peter's cartoons by CSC + refusal by CSC to allow him his music lesson tapes (for guitar).
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Peter speaks about guide to help prisoners who are to appear before the parole board + Alternatives to Violence Project of which he is a facilitator.
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Peter is educator and counsellor with Peer Health Project. He speaks of reports submitted to the Bath Institution. He explains why health videos not being aired at institution + health care (or lack thereof) in prisons.
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Peter speaks of IPSO (Internal Preventive Security Officers) and the usage of their written reports.
00:09:11
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Discussion on media, with examples from the fall of 2002 in regards to articles written about Chinese New Year's celebrations at Collins Bay Peniteniary + prisoner rights groups
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Corruption amongst prison authorities at the Bath Institution (Penitentiary)
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Peter is asked what people in outside communities can do to help prisoners.
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Peter Collin's contact information. If airing audio on radio, please air this contact info, Peter would like to hear from people.
