Nova Scotia ‘Anti-Racism’ Policy Asks for Special Considerations for Black People in Justice System

Nova Scotia ‘Anti-Racism’ Policy Asks for Special Considerations for Black People in Justice System
Nova Scotia has announced a policy altering the way black people are prosecuted in the province's justice system. Mind and I/Shutterstock
Chandra Philip
Updated:
0:00
Nova Scotia has introduced a policy altering the way black people are prosecuted in the province’s judicial system to address “systemic anti-black” racism.

The policy urges Crown attorneys to apply different bail conditions and consider secure custody as “a sentence of last resort,” while also outlining how the defence may dismiss jurors as unsuitable due to prejudice.