In 40 pages of records turned over by the Department of Justice and Public Safety after an eight-month access-to-information battle, there’s no report assessing the business case for building a new Fredericton-region jail, including how much it might cost to operate, or any assessment of how much space the correctional system might need in the future.
Records from the province show the government didn't do an analysis of needs in the correctional system prior to announcing a new jail in the Fredericton region.
The department initially refused to provide any records to CBC, and wouldn't share the records with the ombud for her review, claiming all the records are confidential cabinet documents. The province later reversed course on keeping the records from the ombud, and eventually released some records to CBC.'Custody use alone was not effective'
"New Brunswick should reduce or end the criminalization and use of jail custody for citizens with mental illness and addictions issues," the report recommended. A written statement from the Department of Justice and Public Safety says it focused on evidence from 2021 onward, along with costs from previous correctional construction projects, when making the decision. It also says the 2008 report would be in the archives now.
"The trend is downward for the most part, especially in 2020-21," the analyst wrote, referring to the trend in admissions.
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