Yukon vows to improve life for inmates at Whitehorse jail, following report
Luke SmithAPTN NewsThe Yukon government is vowing to improve life for inmates at the Whitehorse…
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Yukon government vows to improve jail conditions for inmates struggling with mental health issues
Almost four years after a group of inmates launched human rights complaints against a…
Quebec inquiry hears about Inuk man ‘lost in the system’
Michel Tooktoo says he was detained 19 months in jail and had 14 court appearances before he was eventually released in 2016 with no convictions.
Number of Indigenous people in prison now a human rights issue says Correctional Investigator
Todd Lamirande APTN News Canada’s Correctional Investigator said the number of Indigenous people locked up…
Jailed Inuk Grandmother takes it to Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador on Facebook
Beatrice Hunter, the Inuk land protector put in jail for protesting peacefully, had some tough questions for the premier of Newfoundland and Labrador
Alberta women’s advocate says Indigenous women are presumed guilty, until found innocent
An Indigenous women’s advocate in Alberta says Indigenous women are considered guilty and must prove themselves innocent in the province’s justice system.
Mi’kmaq man wins human rights complaint after jail refuses access to elder, smudging
Trina Roache APTN National News In New Brunswick, A Mi’kmaq man has won a human…
Update from Regina jail: Inmates refusing to eat privatized food until demands met
Kenneth Jackson APTN National News Just like they said they would a group of inmates…