The Task Force We have often said that women on the inside have the ability to help themselves, that all it takes is the right kind of resources, support and help. Money spent on education would be much better spent on family visits, on culturally appropriate help, on reducing our powerlessness to heal ourselves. But the reality is that prison conditions are getting worse. We clamor for a meaningful healing process that has a real impact on our lives, but the goals and implementation of this healing process must be based on our need, the need to heal and walk in balance (L. Fox and F . Sugar) The commissioning of the Task Force was an essential part of the change needed to achieve a better, more structured and rehabilitative environment for incarcerated women (Solicitor General Canada, 1990). Extreme problems within the system when dealing with convicted women were the cause of the need to commission the task force. There were problems not only within the facilities, but once released, the women were not receiving adequate programming so they could be successful once released into the community. Before the task force, a problem within women's prisons was oversecurity. With the general population of incarcerated women serving time requiring minimum or medium levels of security but achieving maximum levels of security, resulting in them being treated as if they were men (Solicitor General Canada, 1990). For female prisoners, regardless of gender, to heal and learn how to achieve a crime-free lifestyle requires programming, and prior to the Task Force, there was little programming for female prisoners. Women have not been presented with the same programming opportunities t...... middle of document ...... see from website: http://www.csc-scc.gc.ca/text/prgrm/ fsw/ fsw37/fsw37-eng.shtmlCovington, S., (2001). From prison to home. The Effect of Incarceration and Reentry on Children, Families, and Communities, Retrieved from http://aspe.hhs.gov/hsp/prison2home02/covington.htmFortin, D. (2004). Program Strategy for Women Offenders. Retrieved from http://www.csc-scc.gc.ca/text/prgrm/fsw/fsw18/fsw18_e.pdfPublic, W., & Government Services, C. (1996). Commission of Inquiry into Certain Events at Kingston Women's Prison (Commission of Inquiry into Certain Events at Kingston Women's Prison). Retrieved from the Solicitor General Canada website: http://www.justicebehindthewalls.net/resources/arbour_report/arbour_rpt.htmSolicitor General Canada. Canadian Correctional Service, (1990). Creating Choices: The Report of the Task Force on Federally Convicted Women. Canada: