REHABILITATIVE ALTERNATIVES TO INCARCERATION: 2019–2020 REHABILITATIVE ALTERNATIVES TO INCARCERATION a HANDBOOK of COMMUNITY & GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS in a HANDBOOK of COMMUNITY & GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS in SASKATCHEWAN SASKATCHEWAN CLASSIC (COMMUNITY LEGAL ASSISTANCE SERVICES FOR SASKATOON INNER CITY INC.) provides free, professional and confidential legal services for low- income members of our community who otherwise cannot afford legal advice or representation. As a free law clinic operating in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, CLASSIC has been continuously providing service to the community since February 2007. CLASSIC also works with other community organization through mutual referrals so that clients’ legal and non-legal issues are appropriately addressed. CLASSIC works toward social justice with low-income, marginalized Saskatchewan residents, with a commitment to Indigenous peoples, through a legal clinic that is guided by the needs of the community. This engages law and inter-disciplinary students through experiential learning, providing insights into the cultural and social reality of law and fosters an ethic of social justice. Published by the Indigenous Law Centre Indigenous Law Centre Copyright © 2020 Community Legal 160 Law Building – 15 Campus Drive Assistance Services for Saskatoon Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Inner City Inc. (CLASSIC) Canada S7N 5A6 Phone: 306-966-6189 CLASSIC Fax: (306) 966-6207 123 – 20th Street West https://indigenouslaw.usask.ca Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Canada S7M 0W7 While published by the Indigenous Law Centre, Phone: (306) 657-6100 CLASSIC is solely responsible for all content Fax: (306) 384-0520 www.classiclaw.ca I INTRODUCTION to point out available alternatives for their clients when advocating for the consideration of Gladue principles. In the years since the amendments to the Criminal Code 1 that saw the inclusion of s. 718.2(e), which requires THE PURPOSE OF THIS HANDBOOK sentencing judges to consider “all available sanctions other than The purpose of this handbook is to imprisonment that are reasonable in the increase awareness about community circumstances … with particular and government resources across attention to the circumstances of Saskatchewan that provide Aboriginal offenders,” the Supreme rehabilitative alternatives to custodial Court of Canada (SCC) has affirmed sentences, particularly for Indigenous the remedial nature of the provision in R peoples. The manual includes v Gladue and most recently in R v information about addictions and Ipeelee. 2 Despite attempts to mitigate mental health services, Alternative the overrepresentation of Indigenous Measures and extrajudicial sanctions, people in Canadian prisons and counselling services, anger correctional centres, the trend has management and other programming. continued to worsen in recent years,3 and Indigenous peoples continue to CLASSIC hopes the handbook will assist languish in correctional facilities in defence counsel in pointing to the unprecedented numbers. applicability of Gladue principles while identifying alternative, rehabilitative R v Ipeelee has provided Canadian programming for their clients. The courts with much-needed clarification manual may also assist judges, of the Gladue principles underlying s. probation officers and parole officers in 718.2(e) and identified several problems the identification of government and that have surfaced in their application. community-based services for A related hindrance to consideration of individuals in conflict with the law. The all available sanctions has been that ultimate aim of the manual is to reduce there are few community and the representation of Indigenous people government resources available to in the criminal justice system by provide alternatives to custodial providing viable programming sentences in the community and/or alternatives that address criminogenic insufficient awareness about the factors and promote healing in the lives resources that do exist. Without those of Indigenous people, their families and options for Indigenous peoples in communities. conflict with the law, defence counsel has had limited ability to point to viable alternatives to custody. Both of these issues are rooted in the lack of time and resources available to defence counsel 1 Criminal Code, RSC 1985, c. C-46 [the “Code”]. Investigator 2011-2012,” Retrieved on August 21, 2015 2 R v Gladue, [1999] 1 SCR 688; R v Ipeelee, [2012] 1 from: http://www.oci- SCR 433. bec.gc.ca/cnt/rpt/annrpt/annrpt20112012- 3 Office of the Correctional Investigator of Canada. eng.aspx. “Annual Report of the Office of the Correctional II ACKNOWLEDGMENTS DISCLAIMER CLASSIC wishes to thank the Law The resources identified in this handbook Foundation of Saskatchewan for endeavours to be a reflection of the funding this update to our original programs and services available in handbook. CLASSIC also wishes to Saskatchewan as of 2019-20 and are as thank students Elise von Holwede and accurate and complete as the research Robin Schmidt for their extensive work to allowed. Given the limitations of update this handbook. Finally, CLASSIC research, the handbook is not is imminently grateful to our partners at comprehensive. Moreover, given the the Indigenous Law Centre for assisting ever-changing nature of programs and us with the editing and publication of services, and the contact information of this updated version. service providers, the information in the handbook is subject to change. The CLASSIC continues to acknowledge: financial impacts of COVID-19 may o the Dakota Dunes Community impact some of the resources listed in Development Corporation for its this handbook. generous support of the original handbook; If you are a service provider with o the hard work of Patricia Louie, who relevant programming not mentioned in primarily researched and compiled the handbook, or the information about the original handbook; and your programming or contact o Julia Quigley for her legal research information requires updating, please and preparation of the introduction. email CLASSIC at [email protected], noting in the subject line “Information for Rehabilitative Alternatives Handbook” so that your information may be included in a future revision. For your convenience, this text is searchable using the keyboard shortcut Control+F or Command+F Find command. 3 Table of Contents INTRODUCTION .......................................... I ASQUITH .................................................. 55 THE PURPOSE OF THIS HANDBOOK ........... I ASSINIBOIA .............................................. 55 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS .............................. II BALCARRES ............................................. 56 DISCLAIMER .............................................. II BALGONIE ............................................... 57 BATTLEFORD ............................................ 57 CITIES BEECHY.................................................... 57 ESTEVAN .................................................... 1 BEARDY AND OKEMASIS ........................ 58 HUMBOLDT ................................................ 3 BEAUVAL ................................................. 59 LLOYDMINSTER ......................................... 4 BIGGAR ................................................... 60 MARTENSVILLE .......................................... 5 BIG ISLAND LAKE ..................................... 61 MEADOW LAKE ........................................ 5 BIG RIVER ................................................ 61 MELFORT ................................................... 7 BIRCH HILLS ............................................. 63 MELVILLE ................................................. 10 BLACK LAKE ............................................ 64 MOOSE JAW ........................................... 10 BLAINE LAKE ............................................ 65 NORTH BATTLEFORD ............................... 12 BORDEN .................................................. 65 PRINCE ALBERT ....................................... 14 BROADVIEW ............................................ 65 REGINA ................................................... 22 BROCK .................................................... 66 SASKATOON ........................................... 29 BRUNO..................................................... 66 SWIFT CURRENT ....................................... 47 BUFFALO RIVER DENE NATION ............... 67 WARMAN ................................................ 49 BUFFALO NARROWS ............................... 67 WEYBURN ................................................ 49 BULYEA .................................................... 68 YORKTON ................................................ 50 CABRI ...................................................... 68 COMMUNITIES CADILLAC ............................................... 69 ABERDEEN ............................................... 51 CANDO ................................................... 69 ABERNETHY ............................................. 51 CANOE NARROWS ................................. 70 AHTAHKAKOOP FIRST NATION ............... 51 CANORA ................................................. 70 ALLAN ..................................................... 53 CANWOOD ............................................ 71 ALVENA ................................................... 53 CARLYLE .................................................. 72 ANNAHEIM .............................................. 54 CARNDUFF .............................................