COVID-19 pandemic plan needed for Canada’s jails and prisons
According to a 2019 report from Statistics Canada, there are nearly 39,000 people in federal,…
Prisons
‘Institutionalized racism’ behind over-representation of Indigenous people in prisons
The “historic new highs” of Indigenous people incarcerated in Canada’s prison system comes as no…
‘Disturbing and entrenched imbalances’: Indigenous people make up 30 per cent of prison population
Canada’s Correctional Investigator says Indigenous people now represent 30 per cent of those locked up…
‘It’s disappointing’: Corrections maintains status quo as number of Indigenous women tops 40% of prison population
Despite calls from a number of federal agencies and committees, the Correctional Service of Canada…
Justice system an ‘industry’ profiting off Indigenous offenders and victims
InFocus Less than five per cent of the population in Canada is Indigenous, yet Indigenous…
B.C. lawyer getting set to release study on use of segregation in Yukon prison
Use of prison segregation focus of study expected out in May.
Nation to Nation: The Inuit experiment, Beyak booted and putting the Senate behind bars
Nation to Nation In the 1960s, the federal government plucked three Inuit children from their…
Prison watchdog says rising number of Indigenous people entering system remains “troubling”
Correctional Investigator Howard Sapers released his annual report on Thursday
Prison ombudsman suspects Harper government looking to replace him
Kenneth Jackson APTN National News Canada’s prison ombudsman learned just hours before his appointment was…