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Volume 2 No. 12 Highlights of The Correctional Service of Canada June 19, 1989 Rights / Privileges study announced

•Commissioner In gstrup has requested a study to erable regional media interest is expected. Two Whig Stan- clarify offender rights and privileges. This study will dard reporters have been working full-time on a special as- form the basis of a general strategy for offender signment covering Moore, and the Prison for Women. A management in institutions. series of articles is expected to coincide with the inquest. Representation on this study group includes senior personnel from Communications and Corporate De- Three meetings in Halifax this week velopment, Correctional Programs and Operations, In- • Halifax, Nova Scotia becomes a focal point for the mate Affairs, Legal Services, and from each region. Correctional Service for the next eight days. The Senior The Solicitor General Secretariat has also been invited Management Committee is meeting there Jun. 23-24, fol- to take part. Denis Méthé, director, Policy, Planning lowed by the Administrators' Conference Jun. 25-27. Then, and International Development at NHQ, will lead the on Jun. 27-30, Halifax plays host to the Canadian Criminal group, and will submit terms of reference to Senior Justice Association's Congress '89. More news on these Management Committe-e members shortly. events as they occur. National Chaplains' Conference Commissioner to give main estimates • The Correctional Service is holding a National Chap- • Commissioner Ingstr up will meet the Standing lains' Conference, Jun. 19-23, at the Monastery in Aylmer, Committee on Justice and the Solicitor General, Jun. 22, to Quebec. Commissioner Ingstrup will speak to the chap- conclude the presentation of the Correctional Service's main lains Tuesday. Theme of the conference, chaired by Chap- estimates. Issues discussed at an earlier meeting, Jun. 6, laincy director Pierre Allard, and Otto Driedger, is Vision included the possibility of the Committee conducting its for the Mission. own inquiry into the granting of an escorted temporary absence to inmate Daniel Gingras and his subsequent Fundraising runs for handicapped escape. A motion was made at a later meeting to delay the • In last week's Focus, Atlantic staff participation in decision until the inquiry, conducted by Edmonton lawyer fundraising for the handicapped should have mentioned John Weir, is completed. Other questions concerned of- another team of 20 staff from Westmorland Institution who fenders with AIDS, CSC policy on condoms for inmates, also participated in the Jun. 17-18,24 hour run. "Each team and the escape of inmate Allan Legere in , NB. hopes to raise $3,000," says Westmorland Team captain, Brian Chase. Two Employment Equity initiatives • The Correctional Service is conducting a study to de- Statistics in Focus termine the career development and employment barriers facing women in the Service. A questionnaire is being Source : Correctional Service Canada 1989-90 Estimates distributed to 300 existing and former staff at the interme- diate to senior management level. This study is part of a Correctional Service Budget government initiative directed by a Treasury Board Task for 1988-89 ($ 815,188,000) Force on Barriers to Women in the Public Service. As well, an Advisory Committee on persons with disabilities is being Planning & established to investigate areas of concern associated with Management (37,489,000) — 1 career opportunities and development for persons with Administration (59,571,000) disabilities in the Service. For further information, call the Employment Equity section at NHQ at (613) 995-6530. Technical Services (234,764,000) Justice critic visits Prison for Women Security (151,698,000) •Today NDP Justice Critic John Brewin and NDP MP Dawn Black are visiting the National Board office in Health Care (46,077,000) Kingston as well as the Prison for Women where they will Education, Training, be meeting with the Administration, the Inmate Committee Employment (82,78 0,000) and Union of Solicitor General Employee representatives. 3 Inquest into former offender's death • The inquest into the death of Prison for Women 100000 200000 300000 offender, Marlene Moore, is scheduled for Jun. 21. Consid-

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