This website “Prison Ricochet” was created for and informed by the loved ones of people deprived of liberty in Canada.
We wish to highlight the hidden realities of thousands of Canadians who have loved ones behind bars. This website also serves as a platform for knowledge and guidance of those who have agreed to share their experiences through academic research.
This website was made possible thanks to a grant from the University of Ottawa.
MOMS Ottawa and Pros & Cons Prison Arts Program are very proud to introduce their new 11- episode podcast called “Prison Family”. Episode 1 will drop July 29th, 2025 with the remaining 10 episodes being released weekly thereafter.
What’s it like to find out that someone you love has committed a crime, has hurt someone? Not top of mind thinking for most people, unless you are a prison family member. If you are, those thoughts intrude on pretty much every waking moment. People that we love have harmed someone else. That hurts. They have also harmed us, emotionally, financially, sometimes physically.
This series explores the impacts of incarceration on secondary victims – family members – who are innocent of any crime but are often victimized by the system that exists to punish the crime they didn’t commit.
Link to Trailer: https://prisonfamilypodcast.podbean.com/