Canada has made scant progress in addressing the overrepresentation of Black and Indigenous people in prisons, with some facing even worse conditions than a decade ago, a new report says.
Watchdog says racial discrimination, stereotyping and bias 'as pervasive and persistent as before.'Correctional Investigator of Canada Dr. Ivan Zinger listens during a news conference to discuss the 2021-22 annual report in Ottawa on Nov. 1, 2022.
"For an organization that spends so much money to have poor correctional outcomes, especially for Indigenous prisoners as well as for Black prisoners, is a real shame and something that Canadians should be concerned with," he said.The Correctional Service of Canada employs about 1.2 staff members for each incarcerated person and spends almost $109,000 a year per prisoner, Zinger said, putting it among the best-financed agencies in the world. "These are phenomenal numbers.
Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino rises during question period in the House of Commons. Mendicino, who oversees the Correctional Service of Canada, said he welcomed the report on federal prisons and that "extensive work" is underway to address issues. They also told investigators that they were more likely to be labelled as "gang members," or treated as such.
Indigenous people are also more likely to be subjected to force by correctional officers, put into structured intervention, placed in maximum security and labelled as gang members.
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