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McGuinty Government Taking Action To Replace The Aging Windsor Jail
TORONTO, Sept. 26 /CNW/ -
NEWS
A site near the intersection of the 401 and Walker Road in Windsor is the
proposed location of a modern detention centre that will replace the aging
Windsor Jail.
The new South West Detention Centre
(www.mcscs.jus.gov.on.ca/english/corr_serv/adult_off/swdc/swdc_welcome.html)
will be a 315-bed facility to house male and female inmates in the Windsor
area. The site is subject to an environmental assessment process, including
public information sessions, which will begin in November 2008.
Across Canada, the number of people in provincial custody awaiting trial
or sentencing is growing. By investing in a new state-of-the-art detention
centre, Ontario is ensuring that it can continue to meet demands in the
correctional system, now and in the future.
This project is expected to generate up to $30 million in salaries in
construction jobs.
QUOTES
"Our government is dedicated to building safe, strong communities and
investing in this modern facility is part of that commitment," said Community
Safety and Correctional Services Minister Rick Bartolucci
(http://www.mcscs.jus.gov.on.ca/english/about_min/bio.html).
"The McGuinty government is committed to bringing new jobs to Windsor,"
said Windsor-Tecumseh MPP Dwight Duncan. "By building this much needed
facility our government is generating up to $30 million in salaries for about
150 Windsor construction workers."
"The South West Detention Centre is a much needed replacement to the
aging and overcrowded Windsor Jail," said MPP Windsor-West Sandra Pupatello.
"Over the next couple of years, not only will the construction of this
detention centre bring new jobs and new business for the local people and
businesses of Windsor, it will bring long-term infrastructure and community
safety improvements to our city."
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QUICK FACTS
- The South West Detention Centre project will have a positive economic
impact on the local economy.
- Approximately $30 million in salaries will be paid out to 125 to 175
construction workers that will be building the South West Detention
Centre. In industry terms, roughly 800 person years of employment in
construction and related trades will be generated when the facility is
being built.
- The Windsor Jail was built in 1925 and forms a central part of
Windsor's historical Olde Sandwich Town. Olde Sandwich Town is home to
31 historical buildings, dating from 1798 to the early 1900s.
LEARN MORE
Learn more about Correctional Services
(http://www.mcscs.jus.gov.on.ca/english/corr_serv/adult_off/earned_rem.html)
in Ontario.
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SOUTH WEST DETENTION CENTRE
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The proposed site for the new South West Detention Centre
(www.mcscs.jus.gov.on.ca/english/corr_serv/adult_off/swdc/swdc_welcome.html)
that will replace the aging Windsor Jail is located near the intersection of
the 401 and Walker Road in Windsor.
The South West Detention Centre will be built using detention grade
construction, with the latest techniques, materials and equipment. It will
feature a high-resolution video surveillance system, and technologies used for
contraband detection. In addition to these state-of-the-art systems, the
facility will use integrated touch screen security control systems and system
backups.
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KEY MILESTONES
- In the fall of 2008, the environmental assessment for the new facility
will be initiated to review the construction site plans.
- In mid-2010 the construction of the South West Detention Centre will
begin on the new site.
- Phased-in occupancy of the South West Detention Centre is anticipated
by fall of 2012.
- By the end of 2013 the Windsor Jail is expected to close.
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The construction of the 315-bed South West Detention Centre is part of
ReNew Ontario, the McGuinty government's five-year strategic infrastructure
investment plan. By 2010, the government and its partners will invest more
than $30 billion to address past under-investments and ensure future growth in
Ontario.
Communities across Ontario will benefit from these capital projects
through improvements in community safety and the local employment generated
from these projects.
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For further information: Laura Blondeau, Minister's Office, (416) 325-4973; Julia Noonan, Communications Branch, (416) 325-4004
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