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Arcand sees mandatory minimum sentences contributing both to the high incarceration rate of Indigenous people in Saskatchewan and to first-time offenders who are sentenced for minor drug charges reoffending when they don’t have access to rehabilitation.
The correctional system isn’t made to rehabilitate people, he said.
Arcand said he has a family member whose incarceration stems from an addiction to methamphetamine, but hasn’t received supports.
“It’s just strictly locked up, follow the rules … hasn’t been to a doctor, has been on a doctor’s list,” he said. “But no actual outcomes and deliverables to support them while they’re incarcerated.”
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