Edmonton Remand Centre

Edmonton Remand Centre
Location Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Status Operating
Security class Maximum/medium
Capacity 1,952 (new facility), 388 (old facility)
Opened 1979, 2013
Closed 2013 (original facility)
Managed by Ministry of Solicitor General and Public Security

The Edmonton Remand Centre (ERC) is a correctional facility in Edmonton, Canada. The facility is operated by the Ministry of Solicitor General and Public Security of Alberta. The original correctional facility originally opened in 1979, after overcrowding and additional bed space required a second facility was proposed and completed on 2012. The new facility named the New Edmonton Remand Centre (NERC) opened on January 2013 and is currently Canada's largest prison.[1]

History

Original facility

The original Edmonton Remand Centre pictured here 2013

The original 12-storey Edmonton Remand Centre was built in 1979. The facility was located in downtown Edmonton and cost CA$13,800,000 ($42,435,000 in 2015)[2][3] The original set capacity was 388, however the facility population grew to 800 in early 2012. The original facility closed on April 2013.[1][4]

New facility

Proposals to build a new facility originated in the early 2000s after overcrowding in the original facility. In 2007 construction began on the new 645,000 sq. ft Edmonton Remand Centre with a cost of CA$580,000,000 ($639,820,628 in 2015), the newer facility was completed in fall of 2012, with the new prison operating on spring 2013.[5] The newer facility features a 2,000 inmate capacity and other new security technologies.[1][6] The new facility structure aimed at targeting Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) silver certifications. The New Remand Center is the largest in Canada by area and capacity, but is not the largest by number of inmates currently serving time.[5][7]

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 CORMIER, RYAN. "New Edmonton Remand Centre to house growing inmate population". Global News. Retrieved 12 November 2014.
  2. ↑ CRYDERMAN, KELLY. "Alberta corrections strike threatens to spread after sheriffs decide to join". Globe and Mail. Retrieved 12 November 2014.
  3. ↑ "Edmonton Remand Centre". ONPA Architects. Retrieved 12 November 2014.
  4. ↑ Maimann, Kevin. "Province doesn’t know what to do with old Edmonton remand centre". Edmonton Sun. Quebecor. Retrieved 12 November 2014.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "New Edmonton Remand Centre". Solicitor General and Public Security. Government of Alberta. Retrieved 12 November 2014.
  6. ↑ "Edmonton Remand Centre". The Canadian Business Journal. Retrieved 12 November 2014.
  7. ↑ "Edmonton Remand Centre". Solicitor General and Public Security. Government of Alberta. Retrieved 12 November 2014.

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