British Columbia has revealed a strategy for its justice system aimed at reducing the number of Indigenous people who find themselves before criminal courts and ensuring First Nations are more involved in the legal services that affect them.
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Kyla Lee of Acumen Law Corporation, a Vancouver-based criminal lawyer who is of Métis descent, said she is “cautiously optimistic” about the plan. She added Indigenous people statistically tend to be involved in the justice system as defendants more than anybody else, and often face more serious charges and longer sentences than non-Indigenous offenders.
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