Government of Newfoundland and LabradorElizabeth Whitten · CBC News · Posted: Apr 09, 2026 4:30 AM EDT | Last Updated: April 9Canada-wide
High number of Indigenous people incarcerated concerning but not surprising, says Nunatsiavut Government | CBC News
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A First Light study found Indigenous people in Newfoundland and Labrador are incarcerated at about eight times the rate of non-Indigenous people, with Labrador inmates at LCC comprising 88.5% of Indigenous prisoners. Nunatsiavut Government representative Erin Broomfield says the findings are concerning but not new, outlines ongoing and planned…
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