Jail construction delayed
Posted Aug 13, 2010 8:03 am.
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Alberta jails will stay overcrowded for at least another two years.
The new Edmonton Remand Centre was supposed to open late next year to ease the pressure on Calgary facilities, but it’s been delayed.
The Solicitor General’s office tells the Calgary Sun, the $620-million facility won’t open until at least fall 2012.
No clear reason was given for the delay.
The new prison will house almost 2,000 inmates.
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