Prisons, Penitentiaries

Reports responses of 319 individuals who were asked questions about family life, income nd employment, education, housing and homeless, public accommodation, harassment and violence, police interactions and prisons, health and identity documents. Related material: 2008 Survey Results.

Presents findings from two studies of male offenders serving federal sentences and some of the differences between these two studies.

Looks at the relevancy of a holistic health care model for prisoners and their families.

Listing of the healing lodges operated by Correctional Service of Canada; positive results have been observed in the areas recidivism, conditional release and revocation.

Examines the increase in incarceration from 1991 to 2001, and found that Aboriginal people were not being assisted while in prison or when released from prison.

Looks at the limited role that the sentencing process plays in trying to correct the over incarceration of Aboriginal peoples in Canadian penal institutions.

Discusses the current situation, alternatives to practices, and makes recommendations to address the high incarceration rate of Aboriginal women.

Illustrates how a healing lodge functions as a place of restoration and growth for Aboriginal women in prison.

Discusses the high rate of Aboriginal death while in custody and the some ways the justice system is failing Aboriginal people.

Psychology Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Wyoming, 1995.

Focuses on racial equality in five areas: housing, stereotyping, education, economics, and justice.

Commentary on a creative writing program for Saskatchewan and Alberta prisoners called Inspired Minds.

Behavioral Health Evaluation and Research Thesis (M.Sc.)--University of Alaska Anchorage, 2004.

Comments on the pertinent need for information on juvenile suicide prevention in detention settings.

Looks at how anthropological research in a Canadian penitentiaries can provide empowerment to Indigenous inmates.

Book review of: Blackfoot Redemption by William E. Farr.

Looks at a young man who turned his life around after making some poor choices.

Report provides overview of women's experiences in the systems, suggestions for policy changes, examination of access to and treatment in justice system, examination of women in the correctional system, and 96 recommendations to the Government of Canada for improvements.

Law Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Waikato, 2015.

Health Care and Epidemiology Thesis (M.Sc.)--University of British Columbia, 2009.

Chapter from Neo-Colonial Injustice and the Mass Imprisonment of Indigenous Women edited by Lily George, Adele N. Norris, Antje Deckert, Juan Tauri. Discusses the connection between colonialism and the large incarceration rates of Indigenous women in Canada.

Discusses traditional hearings, Elder assisted hearings and community hearings. Duration: 25:09.

States that power, control and isolation are key components in maintaining "good order" and are also key components of colonialism.

Discusses bonding, bridging, and linking social capital.

Explains that incarcerated Aboriginal youth are at risk for gang activity and affiliations.

Justice Studies Thesis (M.A.)--University of Regina, 2009.

Examines options for decarceration of Aboriginal women once they have been arrested, tried, found guilty, and sentenced to a term of imprisonment of two-years-plus-a-day.

Uses a combination data from 2001 and 2006 Censuses, 2011 National Household Survey, and the Indian Register to calculate incidence and demographics for the two groups. Comments on implications of the high rates for young First Nations men, which could result in distortion of the male-female gender ratio and affect the continued legal existence of Status First Nations.

Uses information from the 2001 and 2006 long-form Census, and 2011 National Household Survey along with Indian Register population counts and records of death for individuals aged 5 to 64.

Contracted report including recommendations, based on 1997-1998 interviews in the Springhill Institution, Prison for Women, the Regional Psychiatric Centre (Prairies) and the Saskatchewan Penitentiary. Report notes significant drop in percentage of Aboriginal women incarcerated during period of report writing.

Book review of: Fort Marion Prisoners and the Trauma of Native Education by Diane Glancy.

Criminology Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Toronto, 1997.

Book review of: From the Iron House by Deena Rymhs.

Outlines Correctional Service of Canada obligations and commitments, and focuses on progress in the following areas: financial capacity, access to programs, security and classification, parole, data collection, human resources, Northern Correctional Framework, and healing lodges.

Author describes a prison garden program in BC which aims to provide both meaningful and rehabilitative work for men within the prison system, and fresh produce to rural and remote communities suffering from food insecurity.

Identifies and documents existing databases, on-going or proposed studies, selected studies carried out prior to 1977, and existing literature at that time.

Political Science Thesis (M.A.)--University of Alberta, 2017.

Looks at the reversal of a Dangerous Offender designation.

Sociology Thesis (M.A.)--University of Manitoba, 2015.

Online conference consists of two panels which address the questions "How might data better help us understand the unequal effects of COVID-19 and ensure Indigenous capacity, preparedness and resilience?' and 'How has the community experienced COVID-19?'. Duration: 3:04:32.