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Standards lacking for Indigenous support in the justice system, legal experts say

Laura Hoversland is a second-year JD/JID law student and a member of the Teslin Tlingit Council (Yukon). Photo by William Fraser.
More than two decades after a groundbreaking decision from the Supreme Court, B.C. legal experts say there are still many gaps in how what is known as the Gladue ruling, which applies to Indigenous people in the justice system today.

Gladue reports are meant to be utilized to lead to fairer sentencing for Indigenous offenders but people working in the system say the reports aren’t used as consistently or comprehensively as they should be.

Meanwhile, Indigenous people are still overrepresented in Canada’s prisons, with the numbers on a trajectory to keep growing. ....

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Standards still lacking for Gladue reports, meant to support Indigenous people in the justice system, say legal experts

Standards still lacking for Gladue reports, meant to support Indigenous people in the justice system, say legal experts
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