"This past May, following a year-long investigation, 13 charges were laid against a male guard at Nova prison, including multiple charges for sexually assaulting female prisoners over the course of 10 years. We are not surprised because these are only the cases that have come to light. We have lived with the knowledge that we could not escape such abuse if we ourselves were targeted; we have been flattened under the rumours of guards exploiting women for sex in exchange for cigarettes and other contraband, and; we have felt the powerlessness of watching these abuses take place knowing no one would believe us."

"Every woman released frees up over $200,000 in funds that could be put to better use in community -- for the emergency housing, healthcare support and guaranteed liveable income our country so desperately needs right now."