Aproximate amount of prisoners | 249 |
Approximate amount of indigenous identifying prisoners | 103 |
Location | Peace River, AB |
Provincial or Federal | Provincial |
Security | Minimum, Medium and Maximum |
Male or Female | Male and Female |
Peace River Correctional Center is the farthest north prison in Alberta
Individual prisoner statistics are not known so the amount of prisoners is the prisoner capacity of the Peace River Correctional Centre and the number of indigenous identifying prisoners is 41% of the approximate amount of prisoners rounded up, because 41% of prisoners in the Alberta provincial prison system identify as indigenous.
Peace River Correctional Center is in treaty 8, on the traditional land of the Dane-zaa people
Canada,. “This Interactive Data Visualization Dashboard Provides an Overview of Correctional Services Programs in Canada. The Dashboard Features Statistics on Average Daily Counts, Community and Custodial Admissions and the Characteristics of Adults and Youth in the Correctional System (such as Age, Sex and Aboriginal Identity). A Map Is Available for Users to View Data by Province, Territory or Federal Programs.” Statcan.gc.ca, Government of Canada, Statistics Canada, 19 Nov. 2019, www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/pub/71-607-x/71-607-x2019018-eng.htm. Accessed 28 May 2024.
“First Nations Engagement - Peace River Regional District.” Peace River Regional District, 26 Aug. 2022, prrd.bc.ca/fne/#:~:text=The%20Peace%20River%20Regional%20District,M%C3%A9tis%20Nation%20BC%20Region%207. Accessed 6 June 2024.