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Prison watchdog has ‘grave’ concerns that CSC rates Indigenous, Black inmates as higher risk
By Samantha Wright Allen July 15, 2020
Disproportionate number of Black and Indigenous offenders placed in higher security institutions by the CSC 'doesn’t add up,' says Sen. Bernard.
Correctional Investigator of Canada Ivan Zinger, pictured in October 2017, says he’s frustrated the CSC has yet to say how it will address a 2018 Supreme Court decision that found its risk assessment tools may be discriminatory.
The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Indigenous and Black prisoners continue to be more likely to be placed in higher security prisons, which justice advocates say is a clear example of systemic racism within the Correctional Service of Canada, leading to longer sentences and unfair treatment.
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