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April 1st, 2010Committee meeting

Jennifer Oades

Public Safety committee  I will briefly say that I have done quite a bit of work with jurisdictions around the world in a previous job with a correctional NGO. I would like to say that we have not yet found a prison around the world that has been successful in keeping drugs out of prisons, despite everybody's best efforts.

April 1st, 2010Committee meeting

Jennifer Oades

April 1st, 2010Committee meeting

Jennifer Oades

Public Safety committee  I think there are some statistics that I have seen recently. I will find out and get back to you about it. I know we do a report every day in terms of contraband—either coming in, being thrown over the fence, or however it gets there—that's been seized or found through cell searches.

April 1st, 2010Committee meeting

Jennifer Oades

Public Safety committee  I don't know that it is still the case, but we will look into it and get you that material.

April 1st, 2010Committee meeting

Jennifer Oades

Public Safety committee  I think up to 24% of women now being admitted to federal prisons have a serious mental health disorder. We're not talking just anti-social personality disorders, but serious disorders. It is a huge concern. It remains an enormous challenge. I think when Commissioner Head was here not long ago....

April 1st, 2010Committee meeting

Jennifer Oades

Public Safety committee  I don't have the numbers of how much, but we can get them for you. There has been a huge effort over the last few years in terms of drug interdiction, new processes, including drug dogs, etc. So we can provide you with those numbers. We can probably provide you with updated.... You're suggesting that the urinalysis reports are indicating that they still show a high level of offenders using drugs?

April 1st, 2010Committee meeting

Jennifer Oades

Public Safety committee  We do, for five minutes each.

April 1st, 2010Committee meeting

Jennifer Oades

Public Safety committee  Thank you. Good afternoon, Mr. Chair and committee members. I'm pleased to have the opportunity to appear before you today to discuss issues related to the federal population of women offenders. In my brief opening remarks, I don't want to repeat what the previous deputy commissioner for women related to you at her appearance last November.

April 1st, 2010Committee meeting

Jennifer Oades