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Nearly half of Canada's incarcerated youth are Indigenous, according to Statistics Canada

Nearly half of all youth who end up in custody across Canada are Indigenous, a statistic that a Manitoba activist says shows unacceptable and systemic racism.

Data released by Statistics Canada shows Aboriginal youth made up 46 per cent of admissions to correctional services in 2016-17 while making up only eight per cent of the youth population.

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/youth-incarcerated-indigenous-half-1.4720019

 

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