`National travesty`: report shows one third of Canada`s prisoners are Indigenous
(The Guardian Canada)

Report finds Indigenous over-representation in the country´s jails and prisons, likely caused by poverty rates and racism in policingMore than 30% of inmates in Canadian prisons are Indigenous - even though aboriginal people make up just 5% of the country´s population, according to new figures released by a federal watchdog.In a scathing report published on Tuesday, the correctional investigator of Canada, Dr Ivan Zinger, described Indigenous overrepresentation in the country´s jails and prisons as `nothing short of a national travesty`. Related: Indigenous people much more likely to be murdered than other Canadians Continue reading...