Thank you, Mr. Speaker. The report that the Members are talking about today is actually a report on federal facilities only. It does not address territorial facilities. Remembering that territorial correctional facilities, as opposed to federal jails, are for Northerners who have been sentenced to two years less a day for different levels of crimes. Aboriginal programming is strong in our territorial facilities and on average, to the Member’s question, the population of Aboriginal individuals in our facilities is about 88 percent of the total count.
Glen Abernethy on Question 206-17(4): Aboriginal Prison Populations
In the Legislative Assembly on March 7th, 2013. See this statement in context.
Question 206-17(4): Aboriginal Prison Populations
Oral Questions
March 6th, 2013
Great Slave
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