In the Prince George Regional Correctional Centre, 63 percent of inmates are Indigenous. Officials hope a new program in Prince George, the first of its kind in Canada, will help reduce Indigenous populations in prison.
Prince George, B.C.-In what's being touted as the first program of its kind in Canada, the British Columbia First Nations Justice Council has begun a new program that will offer an alternative to being criminally charged to some Indigenous people.
The new Indigenous Diversion Centre in downtown Prince George offers Indigenous offenders the option to participate in a 90-day therapeutic plan in which they would commit to a set of activities in order to have their charges dropped.
Prince George RCMP Superintendant Darin Rappel said the program will be eligible for some who face non-violent offens...
