Prison watchdog decries 'Indigenization' of Canada's correctional system

The proportion of Indigenous people in federal custody has hit a record high of more than 30 per cent due to disturbing and entrenched imbalances, Canada's prison ombudsman warned Tuesday. The numbers are even more troubling for Indigenous women, who account for 42 per cent of the female prison population, correctional investigator Ivan Zinger said. The system seems unresponsive to the needs, histories and social realities behind high rates of Indigenous offending, Zinger said in a statement cal