Correctional Service Canada
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The Transformation of Federal Corrections for Women
This Web page has been archived on the Web.
- Where Did We Come From?
- What Has Happened Since 1990?
- Where Are We Headed?
- Impending Challenges
- Facts and Figures
- Myths and Realities
- Most women offenders have served a previous federal sentence.
- The cost of incarcerating male and female offenders is the same.
- There is no rehabilitative value in the community-style living arrangements offered at each of the regional facilities.
- All women who commit crimes should be viewed as victims and not offenders.
- Very few women are incarcerated for committing violent crimes.
- Most women offenders have severe mental health needs that require intensive support.
- Most women offenders commit new crimes while on full parole or statutory release.
- How to Reach Us
