These investments will help organizations support rehabilitation of individuals who are in conflict with the law by offering support and solutions, build resilience and a sense of dignity among those impacted by harm, and take into consideration the safety of the communities. The 2020 Fall Economic Statement included $49.3 million to support the implementation of Gladue Principles in the mainstream justice system and Indigenous-led responses, in order to help reduce the overrepresentation of Indigenous Peoples in the criminal justice and correctional systems
Related Updates:
Empowering communities to boost access to justice (January 30, 2024)
New program to house, help Indigenous women who are released from jail opens in Saskatoon (April 14, 2023)
New Indigenous Justice Centre coming to Kelowna (March 31, 2023)
Manitoba Indigenous organizations taking the lead on court supports (February 7, 2023)
Restorative Research, Innovation and Education Lab at the Schulich School of Law at Dalhousie University (March 14, 2022)
BC First Nations Justice Strategy (January 20, 2022)
Opposition to Gladue Reports (January 6, 2022)
Alberta Community Restorative Justice Grants. (November 18, 2021)