استراتيجية شاملة لتطوير السجون والإصلاحيات
The Ontario government is making a substantial investment that will transform the corrections system in Eastern Ontario
كشف داغ فورد رئيس وزراء أونتاريو عن استراتيجية لتطوير نظام الإصلاحيات والعقابيات والسجون في أونتاريو بما يضمن العناية بكل من النزلاء والعاملين بهذا القطاع الحيوي الذي يمثل حصن أمان لسكان أونتاريو
تضمن الاستراتيجية الجديدة بناء عدة إصلاحيات وسجون جديدة وحديثة في عدة أماكن من ضمنها تطوير أقدم سجون أونتاريو وهو سجن بروكفيل الذي يتميز بكونه من أكثر السجون تشديدا في إجراءات الأمن كما يشتهر أيضا بأنه كان نزلا لبعض عتاة المجرمين والذي ارتكب بعضهم جرائم حتى داخل السجن وبالرغم من ذلك إلا أن هذا السجن يبدوا صعبا على المجرمين للهرب منه حيث لم يسجل السجن حالات هروب سوى حالتين اثنين فقط لاثنين من شباب المحكومين الذين تسلقوا سياجا وبابا خلال الراحة ولكن تم القبض عليهم بعد ساعات من هروبهم
تطوير السجون لن يشمل فقط تطوير المباني والمنشآت ولكن يشمل أيضا الاستثمار في العاملين في تلك المرافق والذي أشاد فورد بجهودهم وتفانيهم خلال تفشى وباء كورونا مؤخرا حيث أثبت الجميع أنهم على مستوى المسؤولية
Ontario is making strategic investments in public safety and strengthening justice services by modernizing the adult correctional system across Eastern Ontario. New construction and building upgrades will update facilities, address issues of overcrowding, and create new spaces for the delivery of mental health services, inmate programming and staff training.
Details were provided today by Premier Doug Ford, Solicitor General Sylvia Jones, and Steve Clark, MPP for Leeds—Grenville—Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes.
“Our frontline correctional staff have been absolute champions throughout the pandemic, putting their communities first and keeping all of us safe,” said Premier Ford. “By making these important investments in Eastern Ontario, we will upgrade our corrections infrastructure, better protect our correctional officers, and contribute to our economic recovery through these new construction projects.”
“The Ontario government is making a substantial investment that will transform the corrections system in Eastern Ontario,” said Solicitor General Sylvia Jones. “Modernizing outdated infrastructure and building new facilities will create a better and safer environment for our hard-working frontline staff and address overcrowding in many of our institutions.”
The modernization strategy for Ontario’s Eastern Region includes:
- Building a new Greater Ottawa Correctional Complex on an existing government-owned site in Kemptville to improve staff and inmate safety;
- Replacing the Brockville Jail, which was built in 1842 and is currently the oldest in the province,with a new facility that will increase capacity and improve access to services and programming in the area;
- Expanding the St. Lawrence Valley Correctional and Treatment Centre and Quinte Detention Centre to improve mental health services for women who are incarcerated and add capacity; and
- Renovate the Ottawa-Carleton Detention Centre to better accommodate programming for inmates and other initiatives.
“These critical investments demonstrate our government’s ongoing commitment to our incredible frontline corrections workers, while also providing an important boost to our local economy,” said MPP Clark. “I am so proud today’s announcement includes expanding the St. Lawrence Valley Correctional and Treatment Centre to provide treatment for female inmates with serious mental health needs. This is a project I have worked on for years alongside community leaders to build on the expertise we have now at the facility.”
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