NCJ Number
212165
Date Published
2005
Length
85 pages
Annotation
This report presents annual information on the activities within the Office of the Correctional Investigator of Canada for the 2004-2005 reporting period.
Abstract
This 2004-2005 annual report from the Office of the Correctional Investigator of Canada highlights significant activities that occurred during the reporting period. The report is structured into two parts. The first part deals with the three pillars of ensuring that the Federal correctional system meets its two statutory objectives of safe and humane custody and the second with key areas of concern about the treatment of Federal offenders. Some of the key areas of concern where progress has been made in the treatment of Federal offenders include: (1) the launching of Canada’s first safe tattooing pilot project in six penitentiaries; (2) an increase in the level of compliance with “use of force” policy and procedural requirements; (3) expanding the use of agreements with Aboriginal communities for the custody and supervision of Aboriginal offenders in the Prairie Region; (4) improvements in the timely processing at the institutional level of inmates’ claims against the Crown; and (5) the closure of the last collocated unit, where women offenders were detained within otherwise male penitentiaries. Recommendations are presented and summarized to assist the Correctional Service of Canada to improve all of the key areas. The report is followed by a response from the Correctional Service of Canada to the annual report of the correctional investigator. A response is provided to each recommendation. Annex A and B