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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 31, 2022
Ottawa – A statement by Lynne Groulx, CEO of the Native Women’s Association of Canada (NWAC), on the release of a report of the Auditor General of Canada which finds that Indigenous and Black offenders remain in custody longer than other prisoners:
“It is with extreme dismay – though little surprise – that First Nations, Métis, and Inuit women greeted the news from the Auditor General today that Indigenous and Black offenders remain in custody longer, and at higher levels of security, than other members of the prison population. It is more than frustrating to know that similar observations were made six years ago, and that nothing has changed in the interim. Canada cannot claim to be on a path of reconciliation with Indigenous people when its strategy for dealing with us is keeping us behind bars. The overt and covert racism within the Canadian correctional system can no longer be ignored.”
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For information, contact Gloria Galloway at gloria@gloriagalloway.com or 613-447-6648
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