Aproximate amount of prisoners | 188 |
Approximate amount of indigenous identifying prisoners | 66 |
Location | Maple Ridge, BC |
Provincial or Federal | Provincial |
Security | Minimum, Medium and Maximum |
Male or Female | Female |
Alouette Correctional Centre is the only all female correctional centre in British Columbia
Individual prisoner statistics are not known so the amount of prisoners is the prisoner capacity of the Alouette Correctional Centre and the number of indigenous identifying prisoners is 35% of the approximate amount of prisoners rounded up, because 35% of prisoners in the British Columbia provincial prison system identify as indigenous.
Alouette Correctional Centre is on the traditonal land of the Katzie first nation
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 7 June 2024.
“Inside Alouette Correctional Centre: Women Supporting Women.” Bcmhsus.ca, 2019, www.bcmhsus.ca/about/news-stories/stories/inside. Accessed 7 June 2024.
“Katzie First Nation - BC Treaty Commission.” BC Treaty Commission, 29 Apr. 2024, bctreaty.ca/katzie-first-nation/#:~:text=The%20Katzie%20treaty%20table%20is,%2C%20Langley%2C%20and%20New%20Westminster. Accessed 7 June 2024.