Which of the following are overrepresented in our prison populations?
A) Whites are overrepresented in Canadian prisons.
B) Women are overrepresented in Canadian prisons.
C) Blacks and Aboriginal people are overrepresented in Canadian prisons.
D) South Asians are overrepresented in Canadian prisons.

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Statistics consistently show that Black and Indigenous people are overrepresented in Canadian prisons. In 2018/19, Indigenous adults accounted for 30% of admissions to provincial/territorial custody and 28% of admissions to federal custody, despite making up only 5% of the Canadian population. Black individuals also have a disproportionately high representation in Canadian prisons. According to Statistics Canada, while representing only 3.5% of Canada's population, Black people accounted for 8.6% of admissions to custody in 2016/17.

Which of the Following Are Overrepresented in Our Prison Populations