An Indigenous human rights activist says he hopes an upcoming Correctional Service of Canada (CSC) review of elder services at prisons will lead to meaningful change for the Indigenous inmates who make up 32 per cent of the prison population.
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Odelia Quewezance holds an eagle feather during a Zoom call on May 18. Odelia and her sister Nerissa Quewezance were convicted of second-degree murder in 1994. The sisters’ supporters say they are innocent and are calling on the federal government to release them. Zoom screenshot
Nerissa Quewezance has been wanted on a Canada-wide warrant for the last three years. Following the media conference she spoke to the Battlefords News-Optimist on the phone from an undisclosed location.
David Milgaard speaks during a Zoom call May 18. He is supporting Odelia and Nerissa Quewezance who were convicted in 1994 of second-degree murder of a Kamsack man. Milgaard says they are innocent. Zoom screenshot