National News Ottawa’s tough-on-crime agenda will push more Aboriginal women into doing hard time: report By APTN National News Sep 28, 2012 The number of Aboriginal women going to prison is exploding. APTN National News The number of Aboriginal women going to prison is exploding. According to a new report, the Conservative’s tough-on-crime agenda will mean those numbers will increase. APTN National News reporter Annette Francis has this story. Report an Error Tell us your Story Please enable JavaScript in your browser to complete this form.Your Name *Your Email Address *Details *WebsiteSubmit Report Tags: Conservatives, Corrections Canada, Justice, Women inmates Continue Reading Furlong denies abusing First Nations students, threatens legal action Manitoba government faces fire over treatment of children in care Author(s) APTN National News [email protected] More Stories ‘Kaatagoging’: New book series honours residen... 12 hours ago By Tyler Shingoose President Trump’s renaming of beloved Mount Denali a... 12 hours ago By Sara Connors Election of new grand chief of Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs... 12 hours ago By Leanne Sanders Widow of Cree Elder whose braids were cut off in hospital ... 13 hours ago By Leanne Sanders The Liberal leadership race: Are we in a post-reconciliati... 13 hours ago By Karyn Pugliese N.L. child protection system part of ongoing colonization,... 17 hours ago By Yumna Iftikhar