The changing profile of adults in custody, 2006/2007: Highlights

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  • The number of adults admitted to remand (detention in custody while awaiting trial or sentencing) continued to increase in 2006/2007 while the number of admissions to provincial and territorial sentenced custody declined.

  • Compared to a decade earlier, there were 26% more admissions to remand and 28% fewer admissions to sentenced custody.

  • Federal correctional institutions, which house offenders sentenced to two years or more, saw 4% more admissions in 2006/2007 than the previous year. Over the last decade, admissions to federal prisons have increased by 18%.

  • In 2006/2007, the number of adults admitted to correctional programs in the community at both the provincial and territorial, and federal levels decreased 2% compared to the previous year. Over the last decade, admissions to community programs as a whole have remained relatively stable.

  • The number of adults admitted to provincial/territorial sentenced custody for violent crimes increased slightly between 2003/2004 and 2006/2007, despite a decrease in overall admissions to sentenced custody. Of all the provinces and territories, adults who had committed violent crimes accounted for the highest share of admissions in Manitoba and the Northwest Territories.

  • In recent years, the number of Aboriginal adults admitted to provincial and territorial custody has grown. There was a 23% increase in the number of Aboriginal adults admitted to remand and a 4% increase in the number of Aboriginal offenders admitted to sentenced custody between 2001/2002 and 2006/2007.

  • For each type of custody — remand, provincial and territorial sentenced custody and federal custody — females accounted for a greater share of admissions in 2006/2007 than they did in 2001/2002.