National News Ottawa’s tough-on-crime agenda will push more Aboriginal women into doing hard time: report By APTN National News Sep 28, 2012 The number of Aboriginal women going to prison is exploding. APTN National News The number of Aboriginal women going to prison is exploding. According to a new report, the Conservative’s tough-on-crime agenda will mean those numbers will increase. APTN National News reporter Annette Francis has this story. Report an Error Tell us your Story Please enable JavaScript in your browser to complete this form.Your Name *Your Email Address *Details *MessageSubmit Report Tags: Conservatives, Corrections Canada, Justice, Women inmates Continue Reading Furlong denies abusing First Nations students, threatens legal action Manitoba government faces fire over treatment of children in care Author(s) APTN National News [email protected] More Stories Catholic Church hints at legal action, human rights compla... 18 hours ago By Trevor Wright ‘The Gold Rush is over’: First Nations chiefs celebrat... 20 hours ago By Local Journalism Initiative Face to Face Author Michael Hutchinson wants to educate youth on First ... 2 days ago By Dennis Ward Nisga’a Nation hosts First Nations youth in one of t... 2 days ago By Lee Wilson New battery plant will pave over important wetlands says M... 2 days ago By Marisela Amador Algonquin nation in Quebec says it’s in crisis and i... 2 days ago By Kerry Slack