Province did no detailed analysis before deciding to build Fredericton-area jail, records show

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The province didn't do any kind of detailed analysis to map out the future of corrections in New Brunswick before announcing plans to build a new jail in the Fredericton region, according to records reviewed by CBC News.

But the report also warned that research showed "custody use alone was not effective in reducing re-offending or repeated returns to jail by inmates," since most people in the system are dealing with both addiction and mental health issues.

More than a decade later, as New Brunswick contemplated building a new jail in the Fredericton region, it doesn't appear the provincial government conducted a similar in-depth analysis of the system like it did in 2008.

In August 2021, Deputy Minister Mike Comeau emailed two other department staff to ask them to create a memorandum to executive council regarding "a new jail," according to the records CBC received.

Less than four months later, the province issued a press release to say it would build a new jail in the Fredericton region, quoting then-Public Safety Minister Ted Flemming as saying the correctional system was "stretched."

The province announced last month that it would build the jail in Grand Lake in Public Safety Minister Kris Austin's riding, drawing criticism from the Opposition Liberals, who questioned how the decision was made.

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