Characteristics of Individuals Serving Life and Indeterminate Sentences within Federal Institutions for Women (English, HTML)

Characteristics of Individuals Serving Life and Indeterminate Sentences within Federal Institutions for Women: English HTML file. From Correctional Service of Canada, updated Oct 2026. View metadata, licence and the direct download on CanQuery.

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2026-10-14

While women account for a relatively small portion of the federal correctional population, prior research noted growth in the federally-incarcerated population of women serving life and indeterminate sentences between fiscal years (FYs) 2015 to 2016 and 2019 to 2020 (Motiuk & Hayden, 2021). The current analysis provides updated trends regarding the size and characteristics of the life and indeterminate-sentenced population within federal institutions for women.

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