1/3 of women in custody are natives.Nearly one-third of women in provincial/territorial sentenced custody were Aboriginal in 2003/04. Approximately ap·prox·i·mate adj. 1. Almost exact or correct: the approximate time of the accident. 2. 8,100 women were sentenced and more than 2,400 were women. There were 81,100 admissions to sentenced custody in the provinces and territories. Aboriginal men represented one-fifth of all men sentenced to custody. The proportion of Aboriginal people among provincial/territorial sentenced custody admissions has remained stable at 21% since 2001/02. The proportion of Aboriginal people among sentenced admissions to federal facilities also remained stable at 18%, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. the report Adult Correctional Services in Canada Canada (kăn`ədə), independent nation (2001 pop. 30,007,094), 3,851,787 sq mi (9,976,128 sq km), N North America. Canada occupies all of North America N of the United States (and E of Alaska) except for Greenland and the French islands of , 2003/04, (85-002-XIE) published by the Canadian Canadian (kənā`dēən), river, 906 mi (1,458 km) long, rising in NE New Mexico. and flowing E across N Texas and central Oklahoma into the Arkansas River in E Oklahoma. Centre for Justice Statistics. 613-951-6615 |
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