As Jack Whalen heads back to Ontario for more cancer treatments, it's appearing less likely the Newfoundland and Labrador government will cave to his request to amend a law that's holding him back from suing for mistreatment at the Whitbourne Boys' Home.
With a new penitentiary at least three years away, the provincial government is spending $15 million over the next two years, including $8 million this year, at Her Majesty's Penitentiary.
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The province had hoped to build a replacement for Her Majesty’s Penitentiary in St. John’s by 2026, with construction beginning this year, however, it’s now hoped construction on a new building will begin in 2025