The Prison as Reconciliation? Considering the “Indigenization” of Carceral Spaces in Canada
In this Brief, Ashley Kyne and Justin Piché challenge the “Indigenization” of prisons – often framed as collaborative initiatives with Indigenous communities – arguing that these efforts reproduce colonial space through carceral policies to create ‘culturally meaningful spaces’ that misrepresent Indigenous histories, worldviews, and lived realities, normalizing confinement .