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The women federal offender population decreased during the COVID-19 pandemic, although the proportion of Indigenous women continued to rise to almost 50%. Black women accounted for 3% of federal women offenders while 9% were from other ethnocultural groups.Substance use continued to be a salient...

The purpose of this study was to combine the findings of two qualitative studies regarding Canadian federal offenders on conditional release to explore their experiences and perceptions with respect to what contributed to their success or failure while on community release. Please note that this...

Substance use is a persistent area of criminogenic need for many federally sentenced men. This research project examined how substance use was related to post-release revocations with and without an offence. Please note that this report is a one page summary. If you wish to have a copy of the...

Section 84 of the Corrections and Conditional Release Act (CCRA) provides the opportunity for Indigenous offenders to serve their conditional or statutory release within the custody and care of an Indigenous community. Please note that this report is a one page summary. If you wish to have a copy...

A Correctional Officer Onboarding Program is being piloted at Kent Institution in response to concerns surrounding organizational culture. The program's objective is to support new Correctional Officers (COs) in their transition from the Correctional Service Canada's (CSC) Training Academy to the...

Security threat group, (STG) affiliation among offenders poses operational, safety, and security concerns for federal institutions in Canada. In a recent study, Indigenous offenders accounted for almost half of STG affiliated men and 90% of STG affiliated women in-custody. This study synthesizes...

Indigenous Intervention Centres (IICs) were developed to maximize Indigenous resources and services across a smaller number of institutions in order to provide a culturally responsive and integrated approach to case management.

Previous research shows that women offenders' substance use patterns vary across regions. This study was completed to highlight the varying substance use profiles of the Correctional Service of Canada's (CSC) five geographic regions: Atlantic, Quebec, Ontario, Prairie, and Pacific.

Substance use during incarceration may present important health and safety concerns for offenders, such as the transmission of blood borne infections via injection drug use and needle sharing, the potential risk of overdose, and involvement in the drug subculture.

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