Overrepresentation of Indigenous people in the Canadian prison system is a growing problem in Canadian society; they are more likely to be jailed younger, they are denied parole more often, and are less likely to be granted bail. Statistics from the 2017 Department of Justice show there is an overrepresentation in segregation in the remand of custody and members of the Indigenous community are more likely to be classified as high risk. Indigenous people, among others, also suffer long term psychological effects insinuated by long periods of incarceration and isolation. Harsh prison policies and stark conditions of confinement focus less on the rehabilitation aspects of prisons but rather “de-emphasis on rehabilitation as a goal of incarceration”. Facing psychological trauma from the system, prison guards and other inmates create a cycle of recurring offences that go on to establish problematic transitions into the free world. The presumption of innocence is thrown out the window, the moral should be to "treat rather than punish the mentally ill". The notion of proportionate and constructive penalties need to be reinstated in the prison system. In terms of tying prison reform to youth activism, it is pertinent to address the effects that parental incarceration can have on youth. Approximately 56% of minors that compose the Canadian foster system have parents in the prison system. At the age of maturity, the majority of them are likely to commit some type of offence. In the long run, starting at the very top of the system this adds to the growing number of youth incarcerations to date.