I have a return to written question asked by Ms. Lee on October 25, 2004, regarding statistics at the North Slave Correctional Centre.
Between August 2001 and October 2004 there were 34 incidents of inmate/staff confrontation and assault recorded in the corrections offender management system.
On October 25, 2004, at the North Slave Correctional Centre, there were a total of eight employees off on sick leave, one employee was off on special leave that was scheduled to return on November 5, 2004, and seven employees were on transfer assignments.
Of those employees on sick leave, three were scheduled to return on November 4, 2004, one to return on October 27, 2004, one to return on November 9, 2004, and one to return on November 29, 2004.
There were 91 funded positions at the Yellowknife Correctional Centre and there continue to be 91 funded positions at the North Slave Correctional Centre. At the time of Ms. Lee's question, vacancies were being filled; however, there are now 91 full-time staff members.
The issue of staff complement required for the North Slave Correctional Centre, and the use of casuals, overtime and hiring practices was examined in the report Government of the Northwest Territories Department of Justice Corrections Service Human Resource Plan and Review - Final Report and Recommendations. The department prepared an action plan to implement these recommendations, and during this session I will provide an update and table a status report on the department's response.