https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/roger-melanson-prison-development-fredericton-1.6285686
Liberal leader strongly opposes new jail in Fredericton
Premier says the new correctional centre proposed in response to increasing crime across province
Roger Melanson and Premier Blaine Higgs engaged in a heated discussion in the legislature Tuesday over the project, announced by the province on Monday.
"You need to re–evaluate your priorities and seriously listen to the needs of your population, because it's not a correctional centre," Melanson told Higgs.
Higgs said the correctional centre project was proposed in response to increasing crime across New Brunswick, particularly in regards to drug abuse and trafficking.
There are currently five correctional centres in the province, located in Saint John, Madawaska, Dalhousie, Miramichi and Shediac.
The Dalhousie Regional Correctional Centre is one of five jails in the province. (CBC)
One is assigned to women and youth, while the remaining are for adult male inmates.
There is currently a capacity for 470 adult male inmates.
As of mid-October, there were 498 adult male inmates in the province, according to a press release Monday.
Higgs said the province has worked with law enforcement to understand the needs of the system.
The new facility will be assigned to adult male inmates and will be able to house 100 prisoners.
Melanson said the priority of the provincial government should be hiring more nurses, agreeing to a contract with paramedics and providing services to help New Brunswickers overcome drug addiction.
"We have health professionals who could, instead of incarcerating them, prevent them from being in a position where they need to go to jail," said Melanson.
Premier Blaine Higgs said the correctional centre will fulfill a "need" in the province. (Government of New Brunswick)
"Of all of the challenges that we have in our province and all of the infrastructure investments that need to be made... change your decision," he said.
Higgs said the province has made "major" improvements in social development in recent years and that this correctional centre is a need.
'Not entirely needed'
Michael Boudreau, a professor of criminology at St. Thomas University, said the correctional centre isn't "entirely needed."
He said, based on statistics from 2019 to 2020 for crimes in New Brunswick, there was a decrease in serious crimes, including attempted murder, robbery and homicide.
Boudreau said there was an increase in "non-violent offences," including identity theft, online fraud and child and drug trafficking.
"The province may be thinking, as a result of that and their recent admonishment to the RCMP to increase their protocols and arrests for drug use, that there may indeed be a need for a new facility," said Boudreau.
Michael Bourdreau, a criminology professor at St. Thomas
University, says the correctional centre isn't "entirely needed." (CBC )
Boudreau said these statistics only represent one year and that it's difficult to predict what crime rates will be in the future and he questions whether building a new correctional centre is an "appropriate use of funds."
"Perhaps funds should also go to treatment, especially for those who have addictions, because if you solve the addictions problem you will then solve the trafficking problem," he said.
He said having a jail near the incoming courthouse development might be more convenient for transporting inmates, but he doesn't think that warrants building a new facility.
Boudreau said the project would create jobs during the construction of the centre, but it likely won't "radically" increase overall positions within law enforcement for the long-term.
Economical growth
Fredericton Mayor Kate Rogers said she welcomes the idea because it will bring more jobs to the region.
"We're pleased, there will be opportunities that come with it," said Rogers.
"The jobs that will come with the building of the centre, as well as the correctional jobs that will come afterwards, so that's good news."
Fredericton Mayor Kate Rogers said she is pleased by the
announcement, because the facility will create jobs. (Jon
Collicott/CBC)
She said the city was only made aware of the project Monday morning.
Rogers said the location is still unknown, but hopes to work with the Department of Transportation and Infrastructure to find a suitable area for the correctional centre.
She said council recently developed a municipal plan that identifies locations for different types of facilities in the city and expects that will help guide the process.
Rogers said she "presumes" there is a need for the facility, but urged that there are other issues, including housing and mental health, that also require significant funding.
"This by no means downplays the other needs that we also have," she said.
I'm so old that I recall a Wackenhut experience. McKenna years - privatize almost everything.
Instead of talking about the RIFNB, you just resort to name calling... nice.
Let's move on.
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News Release
Transportation and Infrastructure
$32-million correctional centre to be built in Fredericton region
13 December 2021FREDERICTON (GNB) – The provincial government plans to construct a $32-million correctional centre in the Fredericton region.
The facility will include five units, each containing 20 beds, plus nine segregation and admissions cells. The design will be based on the Dalhousie Regional Correctional Centre.
“Our system is stretched,” said Justice and Public Safety Minister and Attorney General Hugh J. Flemming. “As of mid-October, our correctional system was at capacity with 498 adult males in custody.
“More to the point, crimes requiring incarceration have been trending up, including trafficking, production and distribution of controlled substances. Our government committed $2.3 million to support the RCMP crime reduction unit with the goal of reducing the illegal drug supply in the province and $2 million to create a Safer Communities Program to complement the crime reduction unit.”
The 2022-23 capital budget includes $2.5 million for planning and design work and land acquisition. Construction is expected to begin in the 2023-24 fiscal year.
“Transportation and Infrastructure will work closely with the Department of Justice and Public Safety to build the right facility for their needs,” said Transportation and Infrastructure Minister Jill Green. “This project is one example of how my department assists other areas of government.”
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