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USA: “African Americans are imprisoned 5 x more than Caucasians.” Canada: “Indigenous adults in Canada are estimated to be imprisoned 10 x more than non-Indigenous adults."

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According to Statistics Canada: Living expenditures = $288/day = What Canada pays to keep one adult in federal custody. Operating expenditures for adult correctional services totaled over $4.7 billion in 2016/17. End 👏 mandatory 👏 minimum 👏 sentencing.

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Hey, JT, and we mean Justin Trudeau, we’re still waiting for you to eliminate mandatory minimum sentencing. Bruh, let’s get on it already, you almost can’t use the “better late than never” card.

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Me, a Millennial, ready to work with Gen Z to put the country back together:

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In the era of #MeToo and #NeverAgain, let's also shine a light on the fact Mandatory Minimum Sentencing disproportionately disadvantages Indigenous women.

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Did you know from 2005 - 2015, 44% of women sentenced to a life or an indeterminate sentence were Indigenous? 

Reblog to raise awareness.

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“There is absolutely no doubt that [mandatory minimum penalties] have a disproportionate effect on Indigenous people, as well as other vulnerable populations." – Justice Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould 

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In the past decades as the number of mandatory minimum penalties has increased, so has the overrepresentation of Indigenous women in federal prisons – by 86%!? You’d think that the current government would stick to their word and address this already?