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ciroccojFrom "Protecting Their Rights: A Systemic Review of Human Rights in Correctional Services for Federally Sentenced Women":
The most disturbing statistics relate to the disproportionate number of Aboriginal women in federal prisons. Although Aboriginal women account for only 3% of the female population in Canada, on July 27, 2003, they made up 29% of the women in federal correctional facilities. Aboriginal men are also over-represented in federal correctional facilities, but their relative disproportion is much smaller. As of July 27, 2003, they represented 18% of male offenders in federal prison facilities.
Meanwhile, the number of Aboriginal women sentenced to federal institutions is increasing, and at a rate that exceeds that of Aboriginal men. From 1996-1997 to 2001-2002, the number of federally sentenced Aboriginal women increased by 36.7%, compared with 5.5% for Aboriginal men.13
These statistics are of particular concern because, as the Aboriginal Initiatives Branch of the Correctional Service has noted, the Aboriginal population is the fastest growing population in Canada. Many services, including correctional services, must respond to this demographic trend.
The most disturbing statistics relate to the disproportionate number of Aboriginal women in federal prisons. Although Aboriginal women account for only 3% of the female population in Canada, on July 27, 2003, they made up 29% of the women in federal correctional facilities. Aboriginal men are also over-represented in federal correctional facilities, but their relative disproportion is much smaller. As of July 27, 2003, they represented 18% of male offenders in federal prison facilities.
Meanwhile, the number of Aboriginal women sentenced to federal institutions is increasing, and at a rate that exceeds that of Aboriginal men. From 1996-1997 to 2001-2002, the number of federally sentenced Aboriginal women increased by 36.7%, compared with 5.5% for Aboriginal men.13
These statistics are of particular concern because, as the Aboriginal Initiatives Branch of the Correctional Service has noted, the Aboriginal population is the fastest growing population in Canada. Many services, including correctional services, must respond to this demographic trend.
