Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I have a question for the Minister of Justice. Mr. Speaker, on March 4, I tabled Tabled Document 82-12(3), which was a Press Independent article about an incident which involved a sexual assault issue of a young offender in Hay River. In the article one of the Minister's senior corrections officials, Mr. Friesen, confirmed that there can be up to four youths living in a single dorm at the Hay River facility. Mr. Friesen is also quoted as saying, "It would be ideal to have single rooms, but it is just too costly to build." Recognizing that the Hay River facility has proven to be completely inadequate as a place to provide secure custody, can the Minister tell the House why his department has now decided to use it as a secure custody institution along with an open custody institution and a remand custody institution? Thank you.
Jeannie Marie-Jewell on Question 554-12(3): Designation Of River Ridge Facility As Secure Facility
In the Legislative Assembly on March 22nd, 1993. See this statement in context.
Question 554-12(3): Designation Of River Ridge Facility As Secure Facility
Item 5: Oral Questions
March 21st, 1993
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Jeannie Marie-Jewell Thebacha
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