Table of Contents

A. Background

B. Legal Context for the Imprisonment of Federally Sentenced Women

C. Historical Context

D. Statistical Overview

E. Social Context of Federally Sentenced Women

F. Women’s Experiences of Imprisonment

G. Current Reality

H. Specific Grounds of Dis crimination Alleged Under the CHRA

1. Race
   1. Context
   2. Discriminatory Application of Security Classification Levels
   3. Challenges to Achieving Conditional Release
      
      
2. Sex
   1. Sexist Classification System
   2. Paucity of Minimum Security Beds for Women
   3. Segregated Maximum Security Units for Women
   4. Community Release Options
   5. Exchange of Services Agreements

Submission of the Canadian Association of Elizabeth Fry Societies (CAEFS) to the Canadian Human Rights Commission for the Special Report on the Discrimination on the Basis of Sex, Race and Disability Faced by Federally Sentenced Women