It should be noted that the price tag does not include the expenditures to operate and manage each of these new prisoner beds at a cost of $179.97 or $65,689 a year. In fact, when the facilities they are replacing are each 140 beds and 550 beds respectively, it is difficult to understand how adding 1,275 spaces to the province's prison system at an annual cost of almost $84 million amounts to savings for the taxpayer (read 31 March post), even if the province manages to save $8 million by closing other facilities in Owen Sound, Walkerton and Sarnia (read 2011 Ontario Budget, p. 75). If reduced government expenditures is what Premier Dalton McGuinty and company are after, the numbers simply don't add up.
With the announcement of the contract for the South West Detention Centre, the tab for building 23 new prisons and 16 additions to existing facilities at the provincial-territorial level - projects that will add 7,348 new prisoner beds - is now $3.385 billion.
Add this to the $601 million cost to build new units on the grounds of existing federal penitentiaries that will add 2,552 new prisoner beds (read 14 February post), along with the planned 700 additional spaces created via double-bunking (read 22 June 2010 editorial by Head), governments across the country are well on their way towards building the infrastructure for Canada's emerging penal state.
PROVINCIAL-TERRITORIAL PENAL INFRASTRUCTURE INITIATIVES
(2006 - present)
* This data was originally compiled during the primary data collection phase of my doctoral dissertation from January 2009 to May 2010. This component of the project relied on the use of informal information requests by phone and e-mail, as well as Access to Information and Freedom of Information requests. Since my May 2010 submission and presentation to the Provincial-Territorial Heads of Corrections (read 30 May 2010 post for presentation notes / report available upon request), the information was updated based on figures made available via press releases published from May 2010 to February 2011. As I prepared my brief and presentation to the Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security (read 3 March post for presentation notes / brief available upon request), the provinces and territories were again given the opportunity to verify my findings and provide feedback.
Newfoundland and Labrador
Replacement Prison(s)
1 or 2 - for Her Majesty's Penitentiary
Location(s): to be determined
Net capacity gain: to be determined
Estimated construction cost: to be determined
Project phase: on hold
* Studying the impacts of federal legislation prior to implementation
New Remand Centre
Labrador Remand Centre for Youth, the Mentally Ill and Women
Location(s): to be determined
Net capacity gain: to be determined
Estimated construction cost: to be determined
Project phase: on hold
* Studying the impacts of federal legislation prior to implementation
Prince Edward Island
Addition - Provincial Correctional Centre
Location: Charlottetown
Replacement Remand Centre / Prison
Prince County Correctional Centre
Location: Summerside
Net capacity gain: 42 beds
Estimated construction cost: $18.5 million
Project phase: on hold
* Studying the impacts of federal legislation prior to implementation
Nova Scotia
Replacement Prison
Location: Coalburn
New Brunswick
Replacement for the Moncton Detention Centre
Southeast Correctional Centre
Location: Shediac
Net capacity gain: 122 beds
Estimated construction cost: $36 million
Project phase: construction
Replacement Prison
New Dalhousie Correctional Centre
Location: Dalhousie
Net capacity gain: 70 beds
Estimated construction cost: $20 million
Project phase: construction
Québec
New Replacement Prison
Location: Sept-Îles
New Replacement Prison
Location: Roberval
New Replacement Prison
Location: Sorel-Tracy
New Replacement Prison
Location: Amos
Closed Prison Retrofit and Re-opening
Location: Percé
Addition - Établissement de détention
Location: Québec
Net capacity gain: 96 beds
Estimated construction cost: $19 million
(shared with other additions)
Project phase: construction
Addition - Établissement de détention
Location: Amos
Net capacity gain: 36 beds
Estimated construction cost: $19 million
(shared with other additions)
Project phase: construction
Addition - Établissement de détention
Location: Trois-Rivières
Net capacity gain: 96 beds
Estimated construction cost: $19 million
(shared with other additions)
Project phase: construction
Addition - Établissement de détention
Location: Sherbrooke
Net capacity gain: 96 beds
Estimated construction cost: $19 million
(shared with other additions)
Project phase: construction
Ontario
New Remand/Intermittent Centre -
Toronto South Detention Centre / Toronto Intermittent Centre
Location: Toronto
Net capacity gain: 1,100 beds
Estimate construction cost: $1.1 billion
Project phase: construction
New Remand Centre - South West Detention Centre
Location: Windsor
Net capacity gain: 175 beds
Estimate construction cost: to be announced
Project phase: contract awarded
Manitoba
Replacement Prison
New Prison for Women
Location: Headingly
Net capacity gain: 55 beds
Estimated construction cost: $60 million
Project phase: construction
Addition - Millner Ridge Correctional Centre (phase I)
Location: Beauséjour
Net capacity gain: 160 beds
Estimated construction cost: $50 million
Project phase: operational
Addition - Brandon Correctional Centre
Location: Brandon
Net capacity gain: 80 beds
Estimated construction cost: $5.7 million
Project phase: operational
Addition - The Pas Correctional Centre (phase I)
Location: The Pas
Net capacity gain: 40 beds
Estimated construction cost: $3 million
Project phase: construction
Addition - Millner Ridge Correctional Centre (phase II)
Location: Beauséjour
Net capacity gain: 64 beds
Estimated construction cost: $17 million
Project phase: construction
Addition - Millner Ridge Correctional Centre (phase III)
Location: Beauséjour
Net capacity gain: 160 beds
Estimated construction cost: $25 million
Project phase: procurement
Saskatchewan
New Remand Centre / Prison
New Provincial Correctional Centre
Location: Regina
Net capacity gain: 211 beds
Estimate construction cost: $50.3 million
Project phase: operational
New Remand Centre
Location: Saskatoon
Addition - Saskatoon Provincial Correctional Centre
Location: Saskatoon
Alberta
New Remand Centre - New Edmonton Remand Centre
Location: Edmonton
Net capacity gain: 1,944 beds
Estimate construction cost: $568.5 million
Project phase: construction
British Columbia
New Remand Centre - Surrey Pre-trial Services Centre
Location: Surrey
Net capacity gain: 432 beds
Estimated construction cost: $130 million
Project phase: procurement
New Prison
Location: Okanagan
Net capacity gain: 720 beds
Estimated construction cost: $200 million (to be approved)
Project phase: site selection
Addition - Kamloops Regional Correctional Centre
Location: Kamloops
Net capacity gain: 50 beds
Estimated construction cost: $14 million
(includes project costs for 100-bed FRCC and 24-bed ACC additions)
Project phase: operational
Addition - Fraser Regional Correctional Centre
Location: Maple Ridge
Net capacity gain: 100 beds
Estimated construction cost: see above
Project phase: operational
Addition - Alouette Correctional Centre for Women
Location: Maple Ridge
Net capacity gain: 24 beds
Estimated construction cost: see above
Project phase: operational
Addition - Alouette Correctional Centre
Location: Maple Ridge
Net capacity gain: 208 beds
Estimated construction cost: $43.5 million
Project phase: construction
Addition - Prince George Regional Correctional Centre
Location: Prince George
Net capacity gain: 24 beds
Estimated construction cost: $11.5 million
Project phase: operational
Nunavut
New Prison - Women's Correctional Centre
Location: Iqaluit
Net capacity gain: 8 beds
Estimated construction cost: $2.9 million
Project phase: operational
New Prison - Men's Correctional Centre
Location: Rankin Inlet
Net capacity gain: 46 beds
Estimated construction cost: $29.4 million
Project phase: construction
Northwest Territories
Replacement Prison
New Territorial Women's Correctional Centre
Location: Fort Smith
Net capacity gain: 27-32 beds
Estimated construction cost: to be determined
Project phase: preliminary planning
Yukon
Replacement Prison - New Yukon Correctional Centre
Location: Whitehorse
Net capacity gain: 87 beds
Estimated construction cost: $67 million
Project phase: construction
Thank you Justin!!!!
ReplyDeleteHey Justin. I was recently looking into harpers crime policies and how he is building more prisons even though crime rates have declined in the past decade. I came across an article which mentioned a Justin Piche and wondered if they were talking about my cousin. Turns out they were (Genny confirmed it and directed us here). I had no clue you had an interest in this. I have researched many areas on the Harper govt and this is one of the greatest worries for Canadians in my opinion. When I try to talk to people about such things it seriously seems like they aren't interested at all. Anyway this is all very informative and I hope more and more Canadians wake up and educate themselves. I will definitely be directing people here to learn a little something. You think we are headed for a "prisons for profit" system as we see happening in the states?
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