CHILLIWACK, B.C. — The over\u002Drepresentation of Indigenous people in British Columbia’s jails is a destructive cycle that must be broken, said Premier David Eby…
The Chilliwack facility will provide culturally appropriate information and supports for Indigenous people struggling with legal issues in the Fraser Valley area.
Eby also announced $10 million to support community-based First Nations justice programs that aim to address circumstances that may have led to offences and ensure individual housing, mental health and addictions treatment needs are addressed. Eby said the B.C. First Nations Justice Council is undertaking work that is critical “to address the over-representation of Indigenous people in our justice system.”
She said the goal of the provincial justice centres is to show Indigenous people are breaking the cycle of incarceration.
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