Part of the issue is that the secure units are again mixing women who are deemed to have some sort of behavioural issue with women who are often acutely mentally ill or are chronically self-harming or suicidal. They're cohabiting, and it's just not appropriate. We believe there's a lack of bed capacity for women who are acutely mentally ill, chronically self-harming, and suicidal. They would be better served by being housed in an external psychiatric facility. Therefore, we need additional bed capacity for these women. There's already a contract with Philippe-Pinel for 12 women. There's also some availability in Brockville, but this is clearly not sufficient.
On February 6th, 2018. See this statement in context.