Gladue Writer & Gladue Aftercare
FIRST EVER GLADUE PROGRAM FOR INDIGENOUS WOMEN BY INDIGENOUS WOMEN
Gladue Writer
Overview
Gladue Writer prepares and submits culturally grounded and individually focused recommendations to the courts for consideration during sentencing.
Services Offered
Gladue Writer provides supports and services to ensure that Indigenous women’s voices, aged 12 and over are heard in the justice system.
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Aftercare
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Gladue Reports & Letters
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Bail letters
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Referrals
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Cultural Practices
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Education and Awareness
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Access to Traditional Ceremony and cultural teachings
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Legal services (advocacy & court support)
DELIVERY SITES
Hamilton
Ottawa
Thunder Bay
Gladue Aftercare
Overview
Gladue Aftercare supports Indigenous women from the initial Gladue interview onward.
Services Offered
Gladue Aftercare works with the Gladue program to provide culturally relevant, full circle supports and services to Indigenous women.
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Access to Traditional Ceremony and cultural teachings
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Assist in navigating the conditions of their release
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Education and Awareness
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Referrals, as required
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Advocacy and resource support in the community
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Assist in addressing identified barriers (housing, addictions, trauma)
Gladue Bail Letters
Since 1999, the Canadian criminal justice system and the Criminal Code have been trying to address the over incarceration rates of Indigenous Women across Canada through the writing of Gladue Reports at a finding or pleading of guilt. However, despite over 20 years of implementing s. 718.2(e) of the Criminal Code and Gladue Principles in the criminal justice system, Indigenous Women continue to be incarcerated at increasing, disproportionate rates. ONWA has been writing Gladue Reports at the sentencing of Indigenous women since 2018, and as an organization, we recognize that overincarceration starts well before sentencing at the denial of bail. ONWA will now be writing Gladue Bail Letters for Indigenous accused women at the Ottawa and Brantford Courthouses come November 1, 2021. To request a Bail Letter, please download our Gladue Request Form and send it to the Program Coordinator at gladue@onwa.ca