An official opening was held Friday for a new Women’s Unit at the Provincial Correctional Centre. It’s the province’s first dedicated correctional facility strictly for women. The 22-thousand square foot addition to the Provincial Correctional Centre was first announced in 2019, and it features inclusive improvements. There’s a new Admission and Discharge Unit; new space to offer healthcare and rehabilitation to address the level of care currently needed; and program spaces to offer group and individual rehabilitative programs and interventions focussed on women.
There are also four maximum-security cells; six medium security cells; three lock-up cells; two medical cells; and capacity for 24 women in minimum security. It is expected that women offenders will be moved into the new unit at the PCC in November 2023,
The Federal Government contributed $8 million and the Provincial Government invested $10 million towards the expansion.
