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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.

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.

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?

As part of the ongoing study of the rights of prisoners in federal institutions, the Senate Human Rights Committee recently visited Alberta and British Columbia to tour facilities. Does this mean there’s actually hope in changes coming soon? (Photo via Senate of Canada Twitter.)

According to the Department of Justice’s 2017 survey results on issues in Canada’s Criminal Justice System, “Canadians feel they have limited knowledge about Mandatory Minimum Penalties.” Pretty sure that information got

With wait times for medical treatment hitting an all time high since 1993 in Canada (around 22 weeks) remind us WHY we're spending on average $343K – $600K+ a year to keep just ONE woman in federal prison, serving an unjustly harsh Mandatory Minimum Sentence?

Reblog to stop facts like these being When faced with a risk of a life sentence and a mandatory period of 25 years in prison before any eligibility for parole, wouldn't you plead guilty to a lesser offense, even if you didn't commit the crime?

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Send a FREE letter to your local MP, the Minister of Justice and the Prime Minister's Office insisting they eliminate Mandatory Minimum Sentencing. 💻 Go to http://bit.ly/mylocalMP ⌨️ Enter your postal code in the very tiny box to the top right, then click “Find MP” 🎉 Voila, that’s your local MP! Don’t forget it! 📄 Print out this letter: http://bit.ly/letter2gov 🖊️ Fill in the blank spaces, don’t forget to sign it! ✉️ Mail your letter to: [Insert Your Mp’s / the Minister of Justice’s / the PM’s Name Here] House of Commons Ottawa, ON K1A 0A6

Patience is a virtue they said… Just wait they said…

http://www.leadnow.ca/keep-canada-safe - CBC reports from Texas where even tough-on-crime Republicans are telling Canada not to follow America's failed path ...

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 (reported by Statics Canada)...

Have you forgotten about Truth and Reconciliation Call to Action 32? It's not like we tried to get it we're still over here waiting!

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."

That’s it!

Image credit: Intersectional Analyst