Yes, they are. There are mechanisms already in the existing legislation to provide for them. Section 84 of the Corrections and Conditional Release Act provides for the opportunity for urban or reserve communities to provide community release options for their members. Sometimes they can't go back to the reserve community, for the reasons you've identified and others, but there are many places within urban centres, which is where most of the people go upon release, to which we could be transferring resources.
You can't do it without resources; it's simply setting people up to fail. We know about the lack of affordable housing, and we know about the issues that even people who aren't dealing with a criminal record, release, and time spent in prison face, but these women have additional challenges.
Yes, resources need to be there. We know that it costs more than $200,000 to incarcerate a woman in federal prison each year, and more for maximum security. Where are the resources to rebalance this situation to provide for the section 84 release plans on a much more creative and flexible basis than we're doing? There are a few happening right now, but they're mostly happening for existing halfway houses. Their beds are limited. We need more release resources along the lines of what you're suggesting.