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The Saskatchewan government committed $52 million to a new remand expansion at Saskatoon’s provincial jail this year, but it may not eliminate the need for 30-person dorm-like settings.
The provincial budget released on Tuesday included the funding pledge for the previously announced $120 million remand expansion to add capacity for more than 400 new beds. Announced last June, it’s expected to be completed in 2024.
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In an interview on Wednesday, Minister of Corrections, Policing and Public Safety Christine Tell said the government continues to try to reduce the number of people on remand, “But … we’re not successful enough and this issue of remand is a challenge right across the country and it has been a challenge in Saskatchewan for a number of years.”