We conducted an internal analysis in January 2017 to determine what was happening not only in the community, but also in our institutions, in order to make projections regarding the offender population. We then started looking at the issue. The audit also took place at this time.
As I said earlier, a great deal of work is being carried out at the local and regional level to increase the number of beds available in the community. The district directors are working very hard in their regions. They know the offenders and they know what type of beds the offenders need.
However, there was no national plan. I fully agree with the Auditor General on this point. We need to know what's happening across the country. In addition, if something in the regions is blocking the increase in the number of beds, we can help the regions at the national level. This makes a great deal of sense to us. We're working with this in mind.