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Canada’s Prison System

Canada’s Prison System. Entering Prison. Prison/Incarceration is a very polarizing issue. It is also a very political issue Conservative rhetoric- more jails, more sentences, throw people in jail Liberal rhetoric- protect the public by looking at the causes of crime, treat all people humanely

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Canada’s Prison System

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  1. Canada’s Prison System

  2. Entering Prison • Prison/Incarceration is a very polarizing issue. It is also a very political issue • Conservative rhetoric- more jails, more sentences, throw people in jail • Liberal rhetoric- protect the public by looking at the causes of crime, treat all people humanely • #1: (post 2005) Prisoners should remain in prison for as long as possible (classical criminal theory) • #2: Offenders are partially shaped by society therefore the prison system should work to rehabilitate them (sociological and other various modern theories)

  3. Entering Prison • CSC (Correctional Services Canada) controls the prison system (provincial and federal jurisdiction) • Provincial- serve less than 2 years (or awaiting trial) • Federal- serve more than 2 years • Correctional service regulations are controlled provincially- this mean each province can have its own corrections regulations (why?) • CSC is responsible for the following: incarcerating, processing parole applications and running probations services

  4. Provincial/Federal Jails • Provincial Institutions: • Closed custody- dangerous offenders, likely to escape, or are hard to manage • http://www.mcscs.jus.gov.on.ca/english/corr_serv/ProposedTorontoSouthDetentionCentre/Toronto_South_DC_main.html • Open custody- inmates are allowed an opportunity to work • Community Correctional Centers- inmates can work, go to school by day and return at night • http://www.mcscs.jus.gov.on.ca/english/corr_serv/adult_off/facilities/corr_centres/corr_centres.html#cecc • Maximum, Medium and Minimum security

  5. How are Inmates Assigned? • After sentencing offenders are assessed for their level of risk and their need for rehabilitation • Risk of escape is considered • Availability of rehab • Location of offender’s family, culture and language is considered • Those convicted of 1st or 2nd degree murder must serve 2 years at a maximum security prison before applying to a lower facility

  6. Imprisonment • 123 people per 100,000 incarcerated • Non-violent crimes are most common • On any given day in Canada there are 152, 800 adults incarcerated, on parole, probation or serving a conditional sentence • 2000- correctional spending reached 2.5 billion • The average adult incarcerated is a male, aged 18-24 • It costs $67,700 a year to keep an offender in a federal penitentiary • It costs $14, 500 to supervise on parole

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