We made several recommendations in that section of our annual report, which was well received. In fact, I was very encouraged to see that our last report was cited in a Supreme Court decision. That decision held that a young Black individual should not have been handed the minimum sentence, given what was happening in correctional facilities and the discrimination that he might face, because it made his sentence disproportionate.
It was clearly acknowledged that Correctional Service Canada did not consider providing skin care products for Black individuals, who have different challenges than Caucasians, and that it considered do-rags to be gang-related. I have to say that Correctional Service Canada responded positively on both of those things, and we were pleased with that.
The most important recommendation we made was to develop a highly detailed national strategy that would really change the game in terms of how Black individuals are treated in the federal correctional system. I admit that I don't like this very much, because I often criticize this kind of organizational document, but it's important to my office, whose role is to ensure compliance with the law and policy. In the absence of policies, it's very hard for me to hold Correctional Service Canada accountable. That's why I made that recommendation. It touches on all sorts of areas where Correctional Service Canada could really make a difference for Black individuals incarcerated in our penitentiaries.