Mr. Speaker, it is easy to say tear down the building. We currently house over a couple hundred inmates there as well. I can give you an example of how much it costs to deliver a program, on-the-land program versus North Slave Correction as an example. We have $250 per person at the North Slave Correctional Centre. It is going to cost us almost double, $415, out on-the-land program. We as a department pursued it because we felt it would be in the best interest of the communities to host on-the-land program. It does cost us extra dollars, but we believe in it, so that is what we are pursuing, Mr. Speaker. If some of the inmates are high risk, we can’t take them out on the land. There will be escapes and who knows what can happen with the axes and different rifles out there in the bush. Mr. Speaker, we have to work with those inmates. We have to work with corrections and also the community, the operators, on how to best deliver a program. Again, Sahtu region has been successful. We continue to build on the relationship that we have. Mahsi.
Jackson Lafferty on Question 538-16(5): On-The-Land Programs For Aboriginal Offenders
In the Legislative Assembly on February 28th, 2011. See this statement in context.
Question 538-16(5): On-The-Land Programs For Aboriginal Offenders
Oral Questions
February 27th, 2011
Monfwi
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