In spite of it all, there is hope. It pokes through all of this darkness like sunbeams, despite the best efforts of a dark system to hold the light back. In this episode, get to know MOMS, Mothers Offering Mutual Support, founded in Ontario in 2012. Over the years, MOMS has held countless hands and dried the tears of female family members walking this "journey nobody wants to take". And meet Chris Brown, internationally known musician who founded and who continues to nurture Pros & Cons Prison Arts Program, founded in Ontario in 2011. These wonderful and tireless individuals remind us daily that hope wins.

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MOMS Ottawa: www.momsottawa.com

Pros & Cons Prison Arts Program: www.prosandconsprogram.com

Cdn Families & Corrections Network: www.cfcn-rcafd.org

Office of the Corrections Investigator: https://oci-bec.gc.ca/

Theme music is Go Funk Yourself. Listen on Paint in the Forest from Pros and Cons Prison Arts Program. Recorded at Joyceville Institution.

Trigger Warning: This episode deals with death by neglect in an Ontario institution.

We are joined by Jennifer to tell us the story of her funny, beloved brother Bill.

Prepare to fall in love, both with her and with Bill.

Email us @ prisonfamilypodcast@gmail.com

Instagram: www.instagram.com/prisonfamilypod/en

MOMS Ottawa: www.momsottawa.com

Pros & Cons Prison Arts Program: www.prosandconsprogram.com

Cdn Families & Corrections Network: www.cfcn-rcafd.org

Office of the Corrections Investigator: https://oci-bec.gc.ca/

Theme music is Lost. Listen on Undisclosed Location from Pros and Cons Prison Arts Program. Recorded at Grand Valley Women's Institution.

Trigger Warning: This episode deals with needless death and suicide.

Nadine tells us about her precious 19 year old son, not convicted of any crime, who was tortured inside the Edmonton Remand Centre and took his own life to avoid further pain.

Yusuf tells us about his brother, Solieman, who was callously beaten to death by a group of prison guards at the Toronto East Detention Centre, while waiting for a bed in a mental health hospital.

Email us @ prisonfamilypodcast@gmail.com

Instagram: www.instagram.com/prisonfamilypod/en

MOMS Ottawa: www.momsottawa.com

Pros & Cons Prison Arts Program: www.prosandconsprogram.com

Cdn Families & Corrections Network: www.cfcn-rcafd.org

Office of the Corrections Investigator: https://oci-bec.gc.ca/

Theme music is How Deep in the Valley. Listen on Postcards from the County from Pros and Cons Prison Arts Program. Recorded at Joyceville Institution.