by Allison Piche | Sep 14, 2017 | Event, Healing, Incarceration, STR8 UP stories
“Devin Napope was away for much of his teenage daughter’s life — in and out of jail, battling addictions and out of town. “Gone without a sound,” he said. At 30, he’s a member of STR8UP, an organization that works with people trying to break away from gangs and...
by Allison Piche | Aug 23, 2017 | Andre Poilievre, Incarceration, Saskatchewan
Excerpt from the Star Phoenix: “Harsher sentences will not decrease youth crime, says the founder of a Saskatoon-based program that has helped more than 450 young people leave gangs. On Tuesday, the provincial government released its report on crime after...
by admin | Oct 29, 2015 | Blog, Healing, Incarceration, Saskatchewan, Statistics
"We could turn the Saskatoon Correctional Centre into a real correctional centre, into a healing place, a healing environment." Father André Poilièvre Photo: Brad Christianson, Ivan Campeau, Austin McEwan and Father André Poilièvre. (Adrian Cheung) A group of...
