I would like to ask the Minister of Justice, further to my statement concerning electronic monitoring ... Considering the fact that our correctional centres are very overcrowded, we have people, for instance in the Yellowknife Correctional Centre, stacked up like cord wood. People serving weekend sentences, intermittent jail sentences, are extremely expensive for overtime and what not on the weekends. Since the former Member for Yellowknife North, Mr. Ballantyne, had asked on March 28, 1995, of the former Minister of Justice whether he would look into electronic monitoring, and the Minister indicated, 'We need to look at all the ideas and innovative approaches taken by other jurisdictions..." and "...We also have the need to find more cost-effective ways of incarcerating and providing relevant programs so we will be looking at these other measures and approaches taken by the governments in countries across the world...' I would like to know if the Minister had actually looked into this and what were the results of the inquiry.
Roy Erasmus on Question 148-13(3): Inquiry Into Electronic Monitoring Program For NWT Offenders
In the Legislative Assembly on May 3rd, 1996. See this statement in context.
Question 148-13(3): Inquiry Into Electronic Monitoring Program For NWT Offenders
Item 6: Oral Questions
May 2nd, 1996
Page 188
Roy Erasmus Yellowknife North
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