Public Safety committee  Absolutely. It's going to be integrated so people work together. Jennifer can speak more to this, but even in our treatment centres, you'll see in the morning the staff get together, and it's not siloed. It's all the different groups of staff talking about what's going on and the different cases.

Public Safety committee  I'm not sure I understand your question.

Public Safety committee  Yes, if it's -40°C and too cold for inmates to go outside, they still have the opportunity to leave their cell and go to a common area.

Public Safety committee  First of all, there are a number of factors that need to be considered when we classify an offender. We consider institutional adjustment, escape risk and risk to the safety of the public, and under each of those factors there are many subfactors. We also use actuarial tools, which parole officers complete.

Public Safety committee  I would be able to create, for example, certain areas of the institution as a health care unit or as a structured intervention unit. That's what it's going to allow me to do.

Public Safety committee  It's through training. We were very good at documenting the unique circumstances of indigenous offenders. Where it's more difficult is taking those factors, which, as you say, are often aggravating factors, looking at alternative options and then seeing if those options can be applied.

Public Safety committee  Today it's just a little lower than 14,000 incarcerated and 9,300 under supervision in the community.

Public Safety committee  As the federal service, we administer the sentences imposed by the courts for offenders who are serving two years or more. I can't speak to what is occurring in the provincial government.

Public Safety committee  The provincial government probably has some interest in what we're doing, but they will have to make a decision as to what they will do.

Public Safety committee  I can't speak to that. What I can say is that what is being proposed in Bill C-83 is addressing the underlying behaviours of offenders who will be going into structured intervention units. Hopefully we can address those behaviours, which will mean they can then integrate into the mainstream population, be engaged in their correctional plan, and go before the Parole Board.

Public Safety committee  I'll ask Ms. Wheatley, who is the assistant commissioner of Health Services, to speak about that, but as you heard from the minister, in terms of offenders with mental health issues, based on what's in the DSM, it's about 70% of inmates, but 36% of them, if they were diagnosed, would have a diagnostic with moderate to severe impairment.

Public Safety committee  I think certainly with the SIUs, again, because of the fact that there's going to be programming and interventions provided, that's going to assist the offender, no question about it.

Public Safety committee  I don't have those numbers.

Public Safety committee  We are looking at that.

Public Safety committee  This is something that we're still looking at.