Prisons, Penitentiaries
(In)-Justice: An Exploration of the Dehumanization, Victimization, Criminalization, and Over-Incarceration of Indigenous Women in Canada
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
MIchaela McGuire
Danielle J Murdoch
Punishment & Society, Online First, 2021, p. 146247452110016
Description
An analysis on colonial social structures that led to Indigenous women's over-representation in Canadian prisons.
Indian Record (Vol. 36, Nos. 6-7, July-August, 1973)
Documents & Presentations
Description
"National publication for the Indians of Canada." Focus on Indigenous issues, events at residential schools and legal decisions. Previously published as Indian Missionary Record.
Articles reflect the attitudes and policies of the time.
Indigenous Carceral Motherhood: An Examination of Colonial, Patriarchal, and Neoliberal Control
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Isabel Scheuneman Scott
Aboriginal Policy Studies, vol. 8, no. 1, October 28, 2019, pp. 78-103
Description
Author examines the experience of Indigenous mothers who are also involved in the Canadian penal system and are parenting through visitation, in-prison programs, or while on parole; makes recommendations for improving the experience of women who are mothering from, in or after prison.
Indigenous Federal Admissions and Releases: 2013-14 to 2018-19
Alternate Title
Research in Brief (Correctional Service Canada) ; RIB-19-12
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Correctional Service Canada
Research in Brief (Correctional Service Canada)
Description
Uses statistics from the CSC’s Corporate Reporting System-Modernized (CRS-M) to establish 5 five-year trend of flows in and out of federal custody.
Indigenous Gender Diverse Offenders
Alternate Title
Research in Brief (Correctional Service Canada) ; RIB-21-15
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Shanna Farrell MacDonald
Angela Smeth
Sarah Cram
Sophia Garrel
Dena Derkzen
Research in Brief (Correctional Service Canada)
Description
Sample of 46 offenders during incarceration between Dec. 27, 2017 and March 13, 2020. Data included demographic, sentence, and offence information, institutional behaviour, and post-release outcomes, as well as operational accommodation preferences and abuse and trauma histories
Indigenous People and the 'Justice' System
Alternate Title
Comment
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Paul Chartrand
Eagle Feather News, vol. 11, no. 8, August 2008, p. 5
Description
Comments on the cycle some Aboriginal people are in, due to social problems, and the impact it has on children.
Article located by scrolling to page 5.
Inside Out: An Indigenous Community Radio Response to Incarceration in Western Australia
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Clint Bracknell
Casey Kickett
ab-Original, vol. 1, no. 1, 2017, pp. 81-98
Description
Authors examine the ways that the radio show Inside Out helps to connect imprisoned Aboriginal Australians with their families, their communities and each other. Article also discusses the access to Indigenous culture the public radio show provides to non-Indigenous people.
The Invisible Epidemic: Suicide and Accidental Death Among the Yakama Indian People, 1911-1964
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Todd C. Luce
Clifford E. Trafzer
Wicazo Sa Review, vol. 31, no. 2, Fall, 2016, pp. 13-55
Description
Examination of death certificates between 1911 and 1964 suggest that suicide is not a recent phenomenon and that suicides were recorded as accidental death in the early to mid-twentieth century.
[Jail Baby. Hope McIntrye]
Alternate Title
At the Edge of Canada: Indigenous Research
Media » Sound Recordings
Author/Creator
Hope McIntrye
Robert-Falcon Ouellette
Description
Podcast of an interview with a playwright whose work focuses on the cycle of incarceration of women and the effect this has on their children.
Duration: 29:44.
Joint Submission for the Report of the Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples to the General Assembly: Impact of COVID-19 on Indigenous Peoples
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Legal Services
Danila Dilba Health Service
Aboriginal Peak Organisations of the Northern Territory
Andreea Lachsz
Description
Focuses on the treatment of detained Aboriginal and Torres Strait peoples.
Keith F. Wright Interview
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Keith F. Wright
Murray Dobbin
Indian History Film Project
Description
Keith Wright was employed in the penitentiary service and was also the president of the board of directors of the Prince Albert Indian/Metis Friendship Centre.
Legacy of Colonialism
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Christine Stafford
Justice as Healing, vol. 2, no. 1, Spring, 1997, p. [?]
Description
The Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody (Australia) found incarceration rates of Aborigines was disproportionately high in 1991 and rates have continued to increase. Death rates were proportionate with non-Aborigines, those dying had low literacy skills, poor health, and were marginalized socio-economically.
Note: This is a sample article from the publication. Subscriptions are available from the Native Law Centre.
Letters from the Inside
Articles » General
Author/Creator
M. (Malcolm) Herman
Tyler Morin
Todd Maurice
Eagle Feather News, vol. 14, no. 8, August 2011, p. 10
Description
Presentation of letters written by incarcerated men, including ideas to stop people from becoming repeat offenders.
Article found by scrolling to page 10.
Māori with Lived Experience of Disability, Part I
Alternate Title
Māori with Disabilities (Part Two)
Maori with Disabilities (Part Two)
Maori with Lived Experience of Disability, Part I
Wai 2575 Health Services and Outcomes Kaupapa Inquiry
E-Books
Author/Creator
Paula Thérèse King
Description
Related material:
Māori with Disabilities (Part Two).
The Mass Incarceration of Indigenous Women in Canada: A Colonial Tactic of Control and Assimilation
Alternate Title
Neo-Colonial Injustice and the Mass Imprisonment of Indigenous Women
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Olga Marques
Lisa Monchalin
Description
Chapter from Neo-Colonial Injustice and the Mass Imprisonment of Indigenous Women edited by Lily George, Adele N. Norris, Antje Deckert, Juan Tauri. A discussion on the high incarceration of Canadian Indigenous women due to the impact of both historical and present day colonial practices.
Native American Identities Among Women Prisoners
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Julie C. Abril
Prison Journal, vol. 83, no. 1, March 2003, pp. 38-50
Description
Data gathered from the Native American Identity Questionnaire conflicts with official demographic statistics from the Ohio Reformatory for Women.
Native American Indian Women: Implications for Prison Research
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Julie C. Abril
Southwest Journal of Criminal Justice, vol. 4, no. 2, 2007, pp. 133-144
Description
Contends that information regarding identity is reported and is a source of pride and strength which in turn may aid in rehabilitative efforts.
Native Criminal Justice Research and Programs: An Inventory
Alternate Title
User Report (Ministry of the Solicitor General) ; 1984-8
E-Books
Author/Creator
Barbara Craig
Description
Historical information. Information current in 1984.
Related Material: Inventory Update.
Native Criminal Justice Research and Programs: Inventory Update
Alternate Title
User Report (Soliccitor General, Canada) ; no. 1985-51
E-Books
Author/Creator
Carol LaPrairie
Barbara Craig
Description
Updates report published in 1984.
Related Material: Original Inventory.
Northern Aboriginal Offenders in Federal Custody: A Profile
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Joseph C. Johnston
Description
Survey of half the prison population (64 men in 1993) under federal jurisdiction gathered information on their backgrounds, incarceration history, institutional performance and criminal histories.
On Being A Northern Judge
Alternate Title
Continuing Poundmaker & Riel's Quest: Presentations Made at a Conference on Aboriginal Peoples and Justice
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Claude Fafard
pp. 403-404
Description
Article from 1993 Conference proceedings, explores the question of credibility of the criminal justice system, stating consideration ought to be given to a social justice healing process
Excerpt from Continuing Poundmaker & Riel's Quest: Presentations Made at a Conference on Aboriginal Peoples and Justice compiled by Richard Gosse, James Youngblood Henderson, Roger Carter.
Outcomes Statement for the Ministerial Summit on Indigenous Deaths in Custody
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Indigenous Law Bulletin, no. 32, 1997
Description
Looks at the Ministerial Summit on Indigenous Deaths in Custody which was held on the 4 July 1997, and discussed the over–representation of Aboriginal people in prisons and the high number of continuing deaths in custody.
The Over-Incarceration of Canadian Indigenous People: Moving from Punitive Practices Towards Healing Spirit Injuries
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Natasha Brien
Indigenous Social Work Journal, vol. 10, Issues That Relate to Indigenous Relations, 2016, pp. 11-23
Description
Discusses ways to address the over incarceration of the Indigenous populations by holding perpetrators of crime accountable through facilitated dialogues amongst offender(s), victim(s) and communities.
To view article scroll down to page 11.
Poilievre Helps Gang Members Understand Their Lives
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Leisha Grebinski
Eagle Feather News, vol. 13, no. 8, August 2010, p. 14
Description
Brief profile of Father Andre Poilievre, who runs the Str8 Up support group for criminals who are working towards a better life.
Article found by scrolling to page 14.
Poverty in Canada
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Arthur Milner
Inroads, vol. 11, May 2002, pp. 170-185
Description
Round table talk held with Rick August, Ken Battle, Harvey Bostrom, Louis Grignon, Carol Laprairie, Kevin Little, Sharon Manson Singer, Marie-France Raynault and Arthur Milner.
The Predictive Validity of Aboriginal Offender Recidivism with a General Risk/Needs Assessment Inventory
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
J. Stephen Wormith
Sarah M. Hogg
Description
Assesses the applicability of the Level of Service Inventory - Ontario Revision (LSI-OR) in predicting both general and violent re-offending by using a sample of offenders from Ontario.