The Correctional Service of Canada has begun to study the black inmate population more closely and track the associated data, says a newly released briefing note, prepared for Public Safety Minister Bill Blair.
Black people were 7.3 per cent of federal offenders in 2017-18, according to the government's latest statistical profile of the correctional system. That's more than double the approximately 3.5 per cent of Canadians who identified as black in the 2016 census. Overrepresentation of specific groups in federal custody is "a complex issue," says the November briefing note to Blair. "Sentencing decisions are not made by the Correctional Service of Canada, therefore we don't control the incoming inmate population."
-- core correctional programs did not adequately reflect the experiences of blacks and gave them few opportunities to discuss issues relevant to their knowledge, culture or traditions; -- black inmates lacked consistent access to appropriate hygiene products intended for their hair or skin types through institution stores.
One black inmate would later say, "Can you believe only one CSC staff member showed up? What was the point?"
We're finding even more strengths in diversity we didnt even know we needed.
This one could use a brain.
So, racism?
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