Prison Adoptee @prisonadoptee.bsky.social · 15hFascinating of who exactly was in this institution hasn't been widely reported. 🥚 MOTHER AND BABY HOMES COMMISSION OF INVESTIGATION FINAL REPORT 30 October 2020 Chapter 15: The Tuam Children’s Home 000
Prison Adoptee @prisonadoptee.bsky.social · 30/09/2026www.youtube.com/watch?v=O2DY...youtube.comHOW DARE YOU? Sex Trade Survivors Urge UN CEDAW Committee to Reject Prostitution as WorkYouTube video by CATW International 000
Prison Adoptee @prisonadoptee.bsky.social · 25/09/2026🥚 www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...cbc.caShould Quebec lift its international adoption freeze? Parental hope, ethical concerns fuel debate | CBC NewsIt's been about two years since Quebec put most international adoptions on hold due to human trafficking concerns. The province wants to make sure better safeguards are in place, which some adult adop... 030
Prison Adoptee @prisonadoptee.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Taken from his mother after her imprisonment, adopted at 9, he ran away at 13 and was on the road by 15.🥚 162
Reposted by Prison AdopteeAndrew Mercer Ontario Reformatory for Females @amreformatory.bsky.social · 07/09/2026Smith describes Ireland’s Magdalen laundries & its “architecture of containment” as a vast network of interlinked institutions. Canada had a similar architecture—a network of institutions & systems of confinement. The Andrew Mercer Reformatory was but one part of it. www.youtube.com/watch?v=r14y...youtube.comIreland's Magdalen laundries and the nation's architecture of containmentYouTube video by Boston College Libraries 041
Prison Adoptee @prisonadoptee.bsky.social · 26/08/2026🥚From one of Canada’s most celebrated journalists comes an intimate collection of interviews that illuminate the joys, pains, traumas, and triumphs of adoption—featuring conversations with John Irving, Jenny Heijun Wills, Marilyn Churley, and more. www.simonandschuster.ca/books/Relati...simonandschuster.caRelative TruthsFrom one of Canada’s most celebrated journalists comes an intimate collection of interviews that illuminate the joys, pains, traumas, and triumphs ... 020
Prison Adoptee @prisonadoptee.bsky.social · 13/08/2026www.youtube.com/watch?v=hXSQ...youtube.comChildren Living with Their Mothers in Prison — 2024 Global Prison Nursery Network SymposiumYouTube video by Children of Incarcerated Caregivers 000
Reposted by Prison AdopteeSenator Kim Pate @kpateonthehill.bsky.social · 10/08/2026Today is Prisoners’ Justice Day, an international day of remembrance to honour those who have died in custody and a day of action to advance the rights of incarcerated people. 1/3 284
Prison Adoptee @prisonadoptee.bsky.social · 07/08/2026New York Tribune investigative reporter Matt Kozar returns to war-torn Ukraine on a personal mission – to help a heartbroken nurse find her baby girl stolen by Russian authorities.🥚 books.friesenpress.com/store/title/...books.friesenpress.comStolen at the FriesenPress BookstoreNew York Tribune investigative reporter Matt Kozar returns to war-torn Ukraine on a personal mission – to help a heartbroken nurse find her baby girl stolen by Russian authorities. Within days of ar... 011
Prison Adoptee @prisonadoptee.bsky.social · 07/08/2026In this inspirational memoir, Marvin [adoptee] searches for his birth parents and battles his crack addiction with the help of the woman he loves, determined to start a family and to live his life crime and drug free.🥚 www.amazon.ca/Born-Prison-... @adopteereading.bsky.socialamazon.caBorn in Prison: How I Survived Shootings, Stabbings, Prison, Crack Addiction, Manchester Gangs and Dog AttacksBorn in Prison: How I Survived Shootings, Stabbings, Prison, Crack Addiction, Manchester Gangs and Dog Attacks: Hitchman, Lee Marvin, Attwood, Shaun, O'Toole, Victoria: 9781912885268: Books - Amazon.ca 161
Prison Adoptee @prisonadoptee.bsky.social · 03/08/2026Born into Care International Perspectives on the Removal of Babies at Birth 🥚 bristoluniversitypressdigital.com/edcollbook-o... 042
Reposted by Prison AdopteeOffice of the Federal Housing Advocate @housinglogement.bsky.social · 27/07/2026As the current National Housing Strategy reaches the end of its cycle in 2027–2028 and a new strategy is being developed, Canada has the chance to reflect on the lessons of the past decade and chart a new path forward. 131
Prison Adoptee @prisonadoptee.bsky.social · 21/07/2026🥚 thoughtlessdel.substack.com/p/the-arcgit...thoughtlessdel.substack.comThe Arcgitecture of the Gap.Listen now | Not For Official Use 030
Prison Adoptee @prisonadoptee.bsky.social · 17/07/2026What they don't mention are the women and girls who died there, or the babies born to incarcerated mothers and taken for adoption. 031
Prison Adoptee @prisonadoptee.bsky.social · 10/07/2026Adoptees of Bluesky: Has anyone heard any critiques of the Northern Ireland redress scheme?🥚 www.executiveoffice-ni.gov.uk/news/ministe...executiveoffice-ni.gov.ukMinisters welcome Public Inquiry and Redress Scheme legislationFirst Minister Michelle O’Neill and deputy First Minister Emma Little-Pengelly have welcomed the passage of the Inquiry (Mother and Baby Institutions, Magdalene Laundries and Workhouses) and Redress S... 022
Prison Adoptee @prisonadoptee.bsky.social · 08/07/2026Responses to Sweden’s 2025 Adoption Reckoning by @tobiashubinette.bsky.social, born in South Korea, adopted to Sweden, academic 🥚 intercountryadopteevoices.com/2026/07/08/r...intercountryadopteevoices.comResponses to Sweden’s 2025 Adoption Reckoning | InterCountry Adoptee Voices (ICAV)Sweden’s 2025 Adoption Commission report sparks adoptee, parent and agency responses on apology, support, reform, reparations and accountability. 052
Reposted by Prison AdopteeAndrew Mercer Ontario Reformatory for Females @amreformatory.bsky.social · 28/06/20261/6🧵 Ontario decided it needed a separate prison for women. The result was the Andrew Mercer Ontario Reformatory for Females, which opened on August 28, 1880. During the next 89 years, more than 20,000 women and girls would pass through its gates. 131
Prison Adoptee @prisonadoptee.bsky.social · 28/06/2026🥚I guarantee this adoptee would have no knowledge of their mother's tragic history of abuse. Image from the document dated Jan 26, 2026 Application to Institute Proceedings clg.org/Class-Action... 031
Prison Adoptee @prisonadoptee.bsky.social · 28/06/2026www.youtube.com/watch?v=wpqa...youtube.comClass action for victims of CIA-funded Montreal brainwashing experiments gets green lightYouTube video by CBC News 010
Prison Adoptee @prisonadoptee.bsky.social · 24/06/2026🥚 www.pbs.org/video/baby-b...pbs.orgFRONTLINE | Baby Brokers | Season 2026 | Episode 7Have lax laws left the for-profit adoption industry ripe for misconduct? 1125
Prison Adoptee @prisonadoptee.bsky.social · 24/06/2026I had no idea!! Almost 20,000 in psychiatric hospitals in Ireland!! What would Canada find? While I research the Mercer Reformatory, I have had a few touch base with me born in psychiatric hospitals and adopted. 🥚 Read the whole article here: theconversation.com/mother-and-b... 010
Prison Adoptee @prisonadoptee.bsky.social · 20/06/202616x9 - Slave Labour: Magdalene Laundries disgraced Irish Catholic women In a 16x9 exclusive, we discover Canadian laundries and speak to a woman who says she was born into slave labour. 🥚 www.youtube.com/watch?v=hD9u...youtube.com16x9 - Slave Labour: Magdalene Laundries disgraced Irish Catholic womenYouTube video by Crime Beat TV 131
Reposted by Prison AdopteeOffice of the Federal Housing Advocate @housinglogement.bsky.social · 19/06/2026Last chance to share your feedback! The deadline to provide a written submission to the National Housing Council’s review panel on #AccessibleHousing is June 22! Make your submission here: nhc-cnl.ca/review-panel...nhc-cnl.caNational Housing Council - Shaping the future of housing in Canada through inclusion and participation 042
Prison Adoptee @prisonadoptee.bsky.social · 19/06/2026Have lax laws left the for-profit adoption industry ripe for misconduct? FRONTLINE and Retro Report investigate how so-called baby brokers have targeted pregnant women and families looking to adopt, and an epicenter of the problem in Utah.🥚👇 www.pbs.org/video/baby-b...pbs.orgFRONTLINE | "Baby Brokers" - Preview | Season 2026 | Episode 7Have lax laws left the for-profit adoption industry ripe for misconduct? 073
Reposted by Prison AdopteeSenator Kim Pate @kpateonthehill.bsky.social · 18/06/2026Research has consistently demonstrated that poverty, housing insecurity, untreated mental health challenges, addiction, childhood trauma, and a lack of community supports are among the strongest predictors of criminal legal system involvement. 6/8 188
Reposted by Prison AdopteeSenator Kim Pate @kpateonthehill.bsky.social · 15/06/2026There is a common misconception that safe consumption sites encourage drug use. The purpose of these services is to save lives, recognizing that people cannot recover if they are dead. 1/12 www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...cbc.caDread and anxiety as Ottawa's last supervised injection sites prepare to close | CBC NewsOttawa’s last supervised drug consumption sites will close for good this week, and many within that community warn the city will come to regret it. 54323
Prison Adoptee @prisonadoptee.bsky.social · 14/06/2026Access to prison records was previously limited under claims that the YCJA protected the records of girls under 18. My group and I challenged this barrier and were successful. Learn more below.🥚👇 031
Prison Adoptee @prisonadoptee.bsky.social · 12/06/2026Why do we comply? Habit? Trust? Because we've been taught not to question things? Millions filled out the long-form census without a second thought. Most of us don't recognize when our rights may be eroded until someone raises a red flag. www.jccf.ca/constitution...jccf.caConstitutional challenge launched over compelled disclosure of sensitive personal information in 2026 census | Justice Centre for Constitutional FreedomsCALGARY, AB: The Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms announces that lawyers funded by the Justice Centre have filed an application for judicial review in Federal Court challenging certain porti... 010
Prison Adoptee @prisonadoptee.bsky.social · 06/06/2026"The worst thing they did was make us grateful." Good explanation of how gratitude was manufactured among the Orphan Train riders.🥚 Hope the link works. www.facebook.com/reel/1770764...facebook.com 050
Prison Adoptee @prisonadoptee.bsky.social · 05/06/2026@adopteereading.bsky.social A category for adoptees with a carceral birth, perhaps? Laureen Pittman and Deborah Jiang-Stein are both adoptees who have published books. Hopefully, mine will join them soon.🥚 Great website - thank you!👇 271
Reposted by Prison AdopteeAdoptee Reading @adopteereading.bsky.social · 05/06/2026Hello again, adoptee readers! This post explains why our website was inaccessible for several months. Adoptee Reading is now back online & ready to continue helping adopted people discover #adoption literature from the #adoptee perspective. adopteereading.com/2026/06/01/a...adopteereading.comAdoptee Reading Is Back!Hello again, adoptee readers! Some of you may have noticed that Adoptee Reading has been inaccessible for many months. In late 2025, I realized that the site was being inundated with traffic origin… 185
Prison Adoptee @prisonadoptee.bsky.social · 01/06/2026National Strategy to Combat Human Trafficking www.publicsafety.gc.ca/cnt/rsrcs/pb...publicsafety.gc.ca National Strategy to Combat Human Trafficking - 2023-2025 Report This report highlights efforts undertaken by federal departments between April 1, 2023, to March 31, 2025, to advance key commitments under the National Strategy to Combat Human Trafficking. It also i... 000
Prison Adoptee @prisonadoptee.bsky.social · 28/05/2026🥚I corruption just never ends. They should be investigating prisons though in every country!! 020
Prison Adoptee @prisonadoptee.bsky.social · 27/05/2026🥚A Saskatchewan group called AIM (Adopt Indian and Métis) aired May 30, 1968. www.cbc.ca/player/play/...cbc.caAdoption agency seeks homes for Indigenous and Métis children in 1968A Saskatchewan group called AIM (Adopt Indian and Métis) describes its success at placing children in new homes. Aired May 30, 1968 on CBC-TV news with reporter Craig Oliver. 020
Prison Adoptee @prisonadoptee.bsky.social · 26/05/2026🥚Notably an empty chair. www.youtube.com/watch?v=DwzJ...youtube.comTribunal in Montreal on alleged crimes against Indigenous childrenYouTube video by CityNews 021
Prison Adoptee @prisonadoptee.bsky.social · 25/05/2026LANDMARK COURT DECISION COULD CHANGE EVERYTHING FOR HOW CANADA ADDRESSES HOMELESSNESS For the first time in nearly 25 years, a Canadian court has extended new constitutional protections—this time for the equality rights of people experiencing homelessness— housingrights.ca/waterloo-dec...housingrights.caThe National Right to Housing NetworkA national network dedicated to the progressive realization of the right to housing in Canada, and its meaningful implementation. 000
Prison Adoptee @prisonadoptee.bsky.social · 25/05/2026Watch now! International Tribunal to Investigate Alleged Crimes Against Indigenous Children in Canada’s Residential Schools events.firstclassfacilitation.ca/events/the-p...events.firstclassfacilitation.caThe Permanent People’s Tribunal on Missing Indigenous Children and Unmarked Graves - FCCF EventsThe public session will occur in Montreal, Quebec, May 25-29, 2026. It will feature testimonies, arguments, and deliberations that will inform the Tribunal’s advisory opinion and findings. 031
Reposted by Prison AdopteeAndrew Mercer Ontario Reformatory for Females @amreformatory.bsky.social · 21/05/2026Imagine if a rights-based approach to housing & homelessness had existed when Mercer was open (1880–1969). How many of the 20,000+ women & girls would have been safely housed instead of being criminalized & incarcerated? Many were confined there & exploited as forced labour at Mercer Industries. 011
Reposted by Prison AdopteeAdoptee Advocates of Michigan @aaom-adoptees.bsky.social · 19/05/2026No child is “saved” by a system that protects adults and agencies while ignoring the rights of the child. Placing a child into a different family doesn't justify erasing their identity, and adoption can't be considered ethical care when a child’s humanity and rights are disregarded in the process.🥚 02311
Prison Adoptee @prisonadoptee.bsky.social · 13/05/2026🥚 www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/briti...theglobeandmail.comProposed $66-million settlement reached in class action over B.C.’s use of ‘birth alerts’Practice disproportionately affected Indigenous women and often resulted in newborns being apprehended 021
Prison Adoptee @prisonadoptee.bsky.social · 13/05/2026🥚The Female Refuges Act (1893–1964) functioned as a mechanism of imprisonment and facilitated the removal of babies for adoption. More on the Act here 👇 042
Prison Adoptee @prisonadoptee.bsky.social · 11/05/2026🥚A recent data breach at the National Center for the Rights of the Child (NCRC), exposing sensitive personal records of adoptees, is drawing criticism from overseas adoptee groups and raising questions about the agency's credibility. www.koreatimes.co.kr/southkorea/s...koreatimes.co.krKorea's child rights agency data mishandling draws ire from overseas adoptees - The Korea TimesA recent data breach at the National Center for the Rights of the Child (NCRC), exposing sensitive personal records of adoptees, is drawing critici... 132
Prison Adoptee @prisonadoptee.bsky.social · 10/05/2026🥚Children born during the occupation to a French mother and a German soldier are still considered children of shame to this day. In this film, they finally dare to speak about their fate... www.youtube.com/watch?v=focD...youtube.comENFANTS DE BOCHESYouTube video by imineo Documentaires 111
Prison Adoptee @prisonadoptee.bsky.social · 10/05/2026🥚Adoptee Rights Australia is calling for a Royal Commission into adoption in Australia. Adoption is not a single moment in time — it is a lifelong legal and social process that affects identity, family, belonging, and wellbeing across generations. adopteerightsaustralia.org.au/royal-commis...adopteerightsaustralia.org.auRoyal Commission Into Adoption - Adoptee Rights Australia 020