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Criminal justice system
Recommendation 170:
Increased resources, capacity, and funding for section 84 agreements so that Indigenous nations are compensated and can provide full support for Indigenous women seeking section 84 releases. Indigenous communities and organizations should exercise control and self-determination in the development and implementation of reintegration plans.
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Recommendation 156:
Increase the ways in which failures to appear and other violations can be quashed early in the judicial process and take proactive steps to clear bench warrants for Indigenous women.
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Recommendation 175:
Increase supports for Indigenous women on conditional release, particularly through income assistance, employment, counselling, and child care. Permit conditional release options that facilitate Indigenous women to be housed with their children.
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Recommendation 85:
Increase funding to the Office of the Correctional Investigator for use of force reviews to include prisoner interviews.
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Recommendation 24:
Increase access to culturally relevant human rights services to address racism and other systemic factors leading to the cycle of Indigenous specific poverty.
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Recommendation 29:
Incorporate a more in-depth review of use of force incidents into the checklist for inspections of BC correctional centres.
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Recommendation 25:
In the interim, reducing criminalization and stigmatization of community members would alleviate further social divides. Instead, we recommend an approach that allows them to thrive that takes an inclusive approach to housing, employment, social security, and access (services, food, other), which would require cooperative action by all levels of government and stakeholders.
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Recommendation 73:
In the absence of objective evidence, do not conclude a use of force was appropriate. If the prisoner says force was abusive or unjustified and there is no video or other objective evidence, conclude that the appropriateness of the force is undetermined.
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Recommendation 24:
In the absence of objective evidence, a use of force review should not conclude a use of force was appropriate. In other words, if the prisoner says force was abusive or unjustified and there is no video or other objective evidence, conclude that the appropriateness of the force is undetermined.
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Recommendation 12:
In partnership with the Provincial Health Services Authority, develop an alternative model for recognizing and responding to medical emergencies.
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