Thank you, Mr. Chair. I'm assuming you're talking about the young offender facility here, in Yellowknife, and whether we looked at putting our female offenders in that facility. Yes, we have looked at that. In a youth facility, we have to have both open and secure custody designations, and they have to be held separate. So, in developing a youth facility, we would have to build it similar to the size it is now, maybe slightly smaller. It was felt that a similar cost would result in building another youth facility as building a female facility. The female facility in Fort Smith is integrated into the community; It's very supportive. We have great staff that work in the facility, that support the programs, and it was felt that leaving the female facility in Fort Smith made the most logical sense for the programs and the clients that we're serving. Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Ms. Schofield on Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
In the Legislative Assembly on October 19th, 2016. See this statement in context.
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
October 18th, 2016
Schofield
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