The N.B. government abandoned plans to build a new jail at a site in Fredericton, despite warnings from the deputy minister of justice and public safety that building outside the city would cost more and put inmates further from addiction and mental health services.
Nearly 150 people crowded a hall in Minto anxious to ask questions and learn more about the new jail that will soon occupy close to 22 acres in their community, but some residents were disappointed by the format of the meeting.
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After months of speculation and controversy over the location of a new $42 million jail, the New Brunswick government has selected a new site Minto, in the newly formed community of Grand Lake.