Protesters outside Her Majesty’s Penitentiary say they want the province to improve conditions inside the walls of the facility.
Demonstrators took to the site this afternoon, saying the conditions inside the pen can only be described as “hell.”
Part of those conditions includes a lack of support for inmates.
Organizer Lisa Reardigan says the gaps in supports both inside and outside the facility are leading to several individuals reoffending.
“There’s a lot of people here that I see just being released with their blues on up to the Gathering Place and they’re just there, no support, no nothing, just a see-through bag. So what’s left for them to do? You know, you’re homeless, you have an addiction, you probably just got out of the hole for however amount of time you’re living in these conditions and then you’re out and you’re in the street, so what are you gonna do?” noted Reardigan.