About the organization
Founded in 2017, ECPJS is the only organization in Atlantic Canada focused on advocacy and policy change related to provincial incarceration. It is Black-led, rooted in lived experience, and collaborates with justice-serving organizations to influence policy and improve jail conditions.
Project description
Funding will contribute to a systems-change roadmap to reduce remand numbers in Nova Scotia, focusing on policy reform, reintegration supports, and collaboration with justice stakeholders.
Overview
- 2025-2028
- $ 450,000
- Funding Type: Focus Area Funding
- Funding Stream: Communities