VernonBlog: More Corrections Canada Info (2007)

Tuesday, June 12, 2007

Currently, there are approximately 12,700 federally incarcerated offenders.
65% of offenders classified as medium security;
20% as minimum; and
15% as maximum.
6,800 offenders on conditional release in the community are actively supervised by federal parole officers.
Approximately 36% of federal offenders will be convicted of a new crime within two years of completing their sentence, the majority receiving some type of provincial sentence.
Approximately 11% of federal offenders return to federal custody within two years of sentence completion, of which 5% are for new violent convictions.

Costs

The 2005/06 annual average cost to maintain a federal offender in an institution was $88,067.
The 2005/06 annual average cost to maintain a federal offender in the community was $23,105.
The 2005/06 annual average cost to maintain a federal offender in maximum security was $113,645.
The 2005/06 annual average cost to maintain a female offender in federal custody was $170,684.
CSC’s estimated budget for 2007-08 is $1.87 billion.

Facilities

CSC manages 58 institutions across Canada:
eight maximum security
12 multi-level security
18 medium security
20 minimum security
In addition, there are 16 community correctional centres, 71 parole offices, 200 community residential facilities and eight healing lodges.

Workforce

CSC employs approximately 14,500 staff:
41% are correctional officers;
13% are parole and program officers in institutions and the community;
the remainder represents positions required to operate institutions and community offices, e.g. health professionals, food services staff, and corporate and administrative functions at the local, regional and national levels.

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