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T_� ��������;w��`�{Cuy�'��8�@sZ��Ĝ�'!4�T�g֭��ֲ�'X���Ɋ^N��Q=�. 3.21The over-representation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in prison has increased fr⦠In her view, Zinger's newly released figures are evidence that "the Canadian state continues to ignore its role in criminalizing Indigenous Peoples and creating this situation and not addressing it. Aboriginal Over-Representation TOP. The over-representation of Indigenous people in federal custody has reached a new historic high, according to a statement released Tuesday by the Office of the Correctional Investigator.Â, In the statement, Correctional Investigator of Canada Ivan Zinger described the continuing trend of the increasing number and proportion of Indigenous people in federal prisons as "disturbing" and called for bold and urgent actions from corrections and government.Â, Indigenous people account for roughly five per cent of the population in Canada, but when it comes to federal custody Zinger said they now account for more than 30 per cent of the federal inmate population, up from 25 per cent four years ago.Â, Indigenous women now account for 42 per cent of women in federal custody.Â, Zinger said despite the findings of royal commissions and national inquiries, court interventions and political promises, over the last three decades, "no government of any stripe has managed to reverse the trend of Indigenous over-representation in Canadian jails and prisons. The Over-Representation of Indigenous People in Custody in Australia John Walker and David McDonald Over 14 per cent of Australia's prison population are of Indigenous origin. This part includes new data on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander childrenâs entry into OOHC. By investigating inquiries into these deaths such as the Royal Commission (1991), it reveals that over representation actually increased (Cunneen, 2009) since these recommendations were implemented. The chief justice of the Supreme Court says over-representation of Indigenous people in prisons is a âterrible situation.â Richard Wagner says the courts have a responsibility to address the issue. The over-representation of Aboriginal people in the criminal justice system is a complex and enduring ⦠Over-Representation of Aboriginal: Males in the Canadian Criminal Justice System According to Monchalin (2016), the affects of colonization and treatment of Indigenous communityâs correlates to the over-representation of Aboriginal people in the criminal justice system. ���pF�Q�(SAf�����.Th���qJ�. In comparison, the rates for non-Indigenous c⦠It's Canada's colonial system," she said. Jun 19, 2018 . Audience Relations, CBC P.O. In 2017/2018, Indigenous youth (aged 12-17) made up 43% of admissions to correctional services in the nine reporting jurisdictions, Footnote 15 while representing about 8% of the Canadian youth population. ", "The Indigenization of Canada's prison population is nothing short of a national travesty," he wrote. Â, There are many layers of historical and contemporary factors at play when it comes to understanding why Indigenous people may be more likely to be criminalized, according to Zinger.Â, But once an individual comes into the custody of the Correctional Service of Canada (CSC), he said the service needs to accept its share of responsibility in the overrepresentation instead of recusing itself from responsibility.Â, Zinger said, for example, that Indigenous people are more likely than others to be placed in maximum security institutions, serve higher proportions of their sentences behind bars before getting out on parole and are also returned to custody at much higher rates that non-Indigenous people.Â, "In failing to close the outcomes gap between Indigenous and non-Indigenous offenders, the federal correctional system makes its own unique and measureable contribution to the problem of over-representation," said Zinger in the release.Â, Zinger said overall there's been a decline in the number of people in prisons but that since April 2010 the Indigenous population in prisons has increased by 43.4 per cent. 3.0 Early life environmental influences. âThe over-representation of Indigenous peoples in Canadian prisons continues to be one of the most pressing issues for federal corrections today,â he wrote. Indigenous people are overrepresented in the Canadian criminal justice system as both victims/survivors Footnote 8 and accused/convicted persons. ", Crosby said several actions have been taken by government in the past four years to address the situation including legislative changes that are meant to streamline the bail system, investments to support reintegration of previously-incarcerated Indigenous people and the opening of a new healing lodge in Winnipeg.Â, He also mentioned government commitments to expand diversion programs and the plan to introduce legislation to implement the United Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.Â, Patricia Barkaskas, director of the Indigenous Community Legal Clinic in Vancouver, said the continued trend of increasing over-representation is not surprising.Â. 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