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S4E2 Reintegration - It's coming
I've said it a hundred times and I'll keep saying it, we don't all stay in prison. Escorted and Unescorted Temporary Absences are common and part of the process. These are important for the public…
S4E1 The Cost And The Value
When do we really stop to consider what goes on behing the walls? When do we actaully peel back our justice system to this very important layer and really look at how it functions in its role? What…
S3E7 Reality Shift
Welcome to this special episode of Do Your Own Time. Recently CSC began a series called Shift where they explore the Canadian prison system and give you a look inside. I am giving you my perspective…
S3E6 Building Our Future
After parole, it's time to rejoin the world. A lot needs to go in to preparing for that, for me it was a steady pay cheque. Prisons do have jobs and training opportunities for inmates to help them…
S3E5 Parole - The Legal Side of Things
We sit down with parole lawyer Simon Borys and discus the subject of a parole hearing. If you would like to contribute to the show please reach out to me. I will not share your name or handle without…
S3E4 Lay of the Land
Part two of the Joyceville Prison tour. Join me as I continue to navigate these grounds and this system. If you would like to contribute to the show please reach out to me. I will not share your name…
S3E3 Set Your Compass
Every day we navigate the prison grounds and system. There is so much to cover, and this episode starts to chip away at that mountain. From the layout of the prison to going before the parole board,…
S3E2 Welcome to the Machine
From intake to a new range. Things are different in minimum. The air, the tone, the pace, it's all very different from medium. I'll be around these men for some time. It's time to get settled in and…
S3E1 A New World
Transferring out of JAU brought me to a new world. A different set up with a different pace, Joyceville minimum institution. This is where I would serve the majority of my sentence. It was a…
S2E6 Leaving J.A.U.
Assessment is a temporary location that can have a long lasting or permanent impact on your time in prison as well as after. It can be a minefield to walk through. Getting out of Joyceville is…
S2E5 The Days They Aren't A Changin'
Every day in prison is the same because you really have no idea what to expect, you have no idea what's in store from one moment to the next. Staff, food, cells, range, yard, inmates. Some are a…
S2E4 Friends and Associates
Prisons contain all types of people. Deciding who to associate yourself with and who to avoid can make all the difference in the trajectory of your sentence. Inmates notice who you spend time with…
S2E3 Yard Up!
Yard time is used by most and for many different reasons. This time is used to exercise, others used it to meet up with people they know from another range. Some used it to cross the line. Whether…
S2E2 Range Life
Congradulations, you're in prison...now what? We're not simply locked up 24 hours a day. Some may think that's all we deserve but that's just not how it is. So much goes on in prison. Even the…
S2E1 To Each Cell A Man
Canadian prison is a world unto itself. I made some bad and stupid choices so my life took me there and this episode will walk you into what it's like to enter that prison world for the very first…
S1E6 Destination Joyceville
A lot goes into a moving day, relocating from one place to another. Especially when that move is from a jail cell to a prison cell. After some time in provincial it's now time to transfer to a…
S1E5 Sentencing
From being on bail to going to jail. This episode explores the weeks, days, hours and minutes leading up to and being sentenced and taken to a jail. This is a very candid view into my personal life…
S1E4 A Guilty Man
Bail granted, surety decided, now what? What can I do? Where can I go? Who will still be around? Life changed hard for me during this time. I am grateful to have been granted bail no matter the major…
S1E3 Inmate Property
Most people know the things you can't have in prison, but what exactly are you allowed to have? What do the institutions provide, what can you bring of your own, and how do you get it? This episode…
S1E2 72 Hours In
Sitting in a cell, waiting for the day I will go before a judge to know whether or not I will be granted bail. Life has taken a turn and now my lawyer and the crown lawyer will do what they need to…
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Do Your Own Time has published 22 episodes since August 2024, covering topics in Documentary, Society & Culture.
Do Your Own Time is currently highly active with new episodes monthly. Average episode length is 33m.
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