PASAN

PASAN is a community-based prisoner health and harm reduction organization that provides support, education and advocacy to prisoners and ex-prisoners across Canada.

We strive to provide community development, education and support to prisoners and ex-prisoners provincially in Ontario and federally regarding HIV, Hepatitis C (HCV) and around whole health and harm reduction.

PASAN formed in 1991 as a grassroots response to HIV in the Canadian prison system.

Today, PASAN is the only community-based organization in Canada exclusively providing HIV and HCV prevention, education and support services to prisoners, ex-prisoners and their families.

What's new?!

Cell Count Issue #92

The 92nd issue of Cell Count focuses on awareness about Canadian prisoners and their rights. Touching on topics from prison labour, food insecurity, feminist struggle regarding abolition, dry cells and so on. Criminal Lives Matter (front page) article by B.G. Kerr addresses the lack of respect, mistreatment, and lack of accountability from the government/staff towards the prisoners. In addition, there are articles, poems, and art submissions from the folks inside!

We at PASAN appreciate your support and engagement with the health and well-being of prisoners, ex-prisoners, and their families. If you've made a donation to us, we really appreciate it. Your donations make it possible to send issues of Cell Count to prisoners and their families for free. If you haven't donated, we're still grateful that you're supporting prisoners by reading our paper.
Read it here

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