Baffin Correctional Centre is making an SA国际影视传媒渋mportant operational shiftSA国际影视传媒� to allow inmates to assist fellow inmates when incidents arise, Justice Minister Jeannie Ehaloak said in the legislative assembly on Friday.

Peer councils comprising offenders have been created to better reflect the Inuit values of innuqqatigiitsiariqSA国际影视传媒� respecting others and caring for people SA国际影视传媒� and aajiiqatigiiniqSA国际影视传媒� decision making through discussion and consensus, Ehaloak explained.

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