Public Safety committee  My understanding is that there is $448 million being put towards doing what this bill is asking to be done. That's a significant amount of money. Is it enough? I'm not sure. Is it too much? I'm not sure. Until we actually start the process inside corrections and put in place the

Public Safety committee  Working in the prison environment is always an unsafe environment. As long as the personnel and the tools are there, I don't see why this would be significantly less safe than it was before. Another thing we see is, if you create an oppressive environment and you're oppressing p

Public Safety committee  Certainly $448 million is a significant amount of money. As we move forward, will it be enough? We're not sure, but certainly it will start the process, without a doubt. Of course, as time goes on and more money is required, that $448 million is spread out over six years, I bel

Public Safety committee  On the resources themselves, for example, if you can only deliver programs to one to three people at a time, you're going to need more program officers. As there are more programs and things that are delivered in the structured intervention units, that will almost certainly mean

Public Safety committee  Thank you. I certainly agree with my colleague before me that oversight is critical with anything that happens within corrections because, sometimes, that is certainly missing. I bring to the table my years of experience. I have over 30 years in corrections. I started off as a