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A case study of diversity in corrections : Étude de cas sur la diversité dans les services correctionnels : l'expérience des détenus de race noire dans les pénitenciers

5 Nov 2013

No.: PS104-8/2013E-PDF ISSN: 978-1-100-22827-3 © Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada, 2013 PRINTED IN CANADA A Case Study of Diversity in Corrections: The Black Inmate Experience in Federal Penitentiaries Final Report Office of the Correctional Investigator 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION AND SCOPE OF THE INVESTIGATION. [...] Over the last 10 years, the number of federally incarcerated Black inmates has increased by 75% (767 Black inmates in 2002/03 to 1340 Black inmates in 2011/12) with most of this increase occurring in the last 6 years (2006/07 to 2011/12)10. [...] The majority of Black inmates under federal sentence are incarcerated in Ontario and Quebec (61% and 17% respectively); however, there are also sizable populations in the Prairie and Atlantic regions where approximately 11% and 8% of Black inmates are incarcerated17. [...] Many women expressed the importance of appearance within the Black culture and the significance of this in terms of self-confidence and self-worth. [...] Institutions could reduce the availability of certain categories or types of products if the limitation of their clientele requires it or because of the size of the canteen or the limited turnaround of the products.” While this reference attempts to provide for a diversity of products in canteen, it was included only as a footnote rather than as a separate part of the CD and thus lacks the authori
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ISBN
9781100228273
Pages
33
Published in
Ottawa, Ontario

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