For many a year the aboriginal population of Canada have been part of a troubling statistic. Aboriginals make up a very large number of those imprisoned in Canadian jails. While aboriginals only make up about 4% of the Canadian population, they account for 23% of federal prisoners. Think about that. 4% of the population accounts for nearly a quarter of prisoners in federal jails across the country. This statistic is only getting worse, apparently, as more and more research into aboriginal prison populations is being completed. There are a number of factors to consider while imagining for what reasons aboriginals are being locked up for, but substance abuse whether it be drugs or alcohol represent about 80% of the native people who are locked up.… Read the rest »
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