Q76: By the end of 2015, will the Government of Nunavut announce that it plans to close the Baffin Correctional Centre?
Yes: 25%
No: 75%
(A temporary closure counts. A move to another location also counts)
Nunavut's largest jail, the Baffin Correctional Centre, was recently criticized for its poor conditions by the Auditor General. A previous report in 2013 had also found "appalling" conditions, and recommended that the jail close. There have been repeated efforts to improve conditions at the jail. According to the most recent Auditor General report, an evaluation is taking place involving "the viability of the Baffin Correctional Centre moving forward". The evaluation should be complete by April 2015.
I do not think that the jail will be closed; the Nunavut government has repeatedly failed to close it in the past, despite similar reports. It would presumably be very expensive to build a new maximum-security jail, which would have to be done if the Baffin Correctional Centre is closed. The latest report does not explicitly call for the current jail to be closed.
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