In 2015-2016, Indigenous adults accounted for 28 percent of admissions to custody in the federal correctional system.

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Indigenous adults are overrepresented in the Canadian correctional system, and data from various reports, including those from the Office of the Correctional Investigator, have highlighted that Indigenous people account for a significant percentage of admissions to custody, with figures around or exceeding 28 percent in certain years, despite making up a much smaller percentage of the national population.

In 2015-2016, Indigenous Adults Accounted for 28 Percent of Admissions