Centre for Research into the Processes, Outcomes, and Impacts of Incarceration (CRPOI)

February 2, 2026

About

The Centre for Research into the Processes, Outcomes, and Impacts of Incarceration (CRPOI) brings together a national interdisciplinary and cross-sectoral network of researchers, non-governmental advocacy organizations and experts with lived experience of incarceration into a connected research community to increase evidence about the impacts of incarceration in Canada on individuals, families, communities and society.

Principal Investigator

  • Nyki Kish, PhD candidate, Department of Sociology, University of Victoria

CHPC Co-Investigator

  • Nicole L.A. Catherine

Research Team

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  • Co-Principal Investigators: Kish, N., Brown H., Humphrey, T.
  • Co-Investigators: McAleese, S., Iftene, A., Kouyoumdjian, F., McLeod, K., Munn, M., Crichlow, W., Myers, N., Butler, A., Catherine, N.L.A, Patrick, L., Parkes, D., Paynter, M., Kilty, J., Price, S., Yap, A., Hutchison J., Pollack, S.

Funders

  • Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) Partnership Development Grant

Funding

  • $199,589 (over two years)

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