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Home My WebLink AboutClinton News-Record, 1987-06-17, Page 25More young offenders centres proposed John Sweeney, Ontario's Minister of Com- munity and Social Service, announced $16.6 -million in capital grants for living ac- conrodation and $3 -million in community support services for young offenders who commit an offence while over the age of 12 and under the age of 16. The ministry plans to replace large, in- stitutional training schools by developing a network of smaller and more numerous secure custody facilities in Ontario's north, southwest, and southeast regions. S mile of these facilities will be new; others are already in existence but will be renovated or upgraded. In making the announcement, Mr. Sweeney said: ''In the past, secure custody for young offenders in the ministry's care has been provided .mainly by training schools, many at a considerable distance from the offender's home and community. "'l'hese new regional networks further demonstrate our commitment to community-based services. As the recent Speech from the 'Throne indicated, the government will ensure that programs and services will be made available on a decen- tralized basis - close at hand and easy to find." The Ministry of Community and „Social Services is responsible for providing ser- vices to young offenders who commit of- fences when they are between the ages of 12 and 15 years old. Most young offenders in ministry secure custody' facilities are bet- ween 14 and 17 years old. Young offenders in secure custody have been found guilty of offences under the Criminal ('ode i such as property offences and offences against the person ) or under federal statutes such as the Narcotic Con- trol Act i. Most of the ministry's custodial services are provided by open custody (70 per cent). Secure custody accounts for 30 per cent of ministry custodial services. Young of- fenders in open custody are placed in one of 175 small community-based settings, such as group homes and foster homes, funded by the ministry. Young offenders may be ordered into secure custody for up to three year.;, but most have dispositions to secure custody of less thtin one year. Three of the ministry's institution -type training schools - Sprucedale i Simcoe 1, Brookside ('obourg i, and Cecil Facer (Sud- bury i - were transferred on April 1 to the Nl1nistr' of C'orrec'tional Services. These schools provided (i8, 60, and 84 spaces respectively. Eventually some 212 spaces pill therefore no longer be available to y sung clients of the Ministry. of Community ,i:id Social Services. The new networks will have significantly fewer spaces for the ministry's secure ser- vices. to reflect the 20 per cent decline in wrote care requirements for 12 to 15 ye;ir 1111, since the Young Offenders Act carne in - 111 effect The number of secure spaces to be insole Available by the :Ministry of Com- munity and Sortel Services will fall from 415 to ;ippruxtniataly 286. ‘Vhen the networks are in place, the ministry 0,111 have 17 smaller secure custody and detention facilities in Ontario. I if these. 12 will each have 20 or fewer ,paces: the ministry will provide four !Jellifies that can accommodate between 22 /ITFfl1ILFN.. 482-7103 PECK APPLIANCES "IN THE HEART OF DOWNTOWN VARNA" PROFESSIONAL 11. 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Essential components of the original net- works will be more intensive community support services. Mr. Sweeney announced two initial pilot projects of support services. Of these, a $1.8 -million project will be based in northern Ontario, and a $1.2 -million pro- ject in southeast Ontario. "Because these secure services networks •, r•n t(1 provide fewer •'n•'..,'r than 1111. previous, more rigid, system," the minister said, "we need to put in place intensive corn- inunity support services as an essential part of our province's plan for kouth justice." As an initial step, pilot projects for the for- thcoming support services in southeast On- tario and northern Ontario will provide counselling and activities designed to pre- vent young offenders from requiring secure services, and eliminate the need for their return to secure care. The community support services will: • give ongoing assessments. • supervise young people released on bail. • provide crisis intervention for young of- fenders released from secure custody. • give counselling t for example, in life -skills and employment preparation 1. • provide training for agency staff who deal with young offenders. • increase community awareness. Details of timing, locutions, and the ac- quisition of suitable premises are being worked out with the ministry's partners in the community', Mr. Sweeney said. CL NTON NEWS -RECORD, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 17, 1987—Page 5A These three girls, (left to right) Angela Horbanuik, Kelly Bosman and Cheri Taylor, recently graduated from the Londesboro Explorers. The program runs for three years. I contributed photo) * ** * * * ** * *'r. * * * * * ** * * 1 * * * * * * * * *.* * ** * » z * * * * * * * * ** * * * SALE THURSDAY, �O STARTS JUNE 18th WE'RE CLOSING OUR DOORS FOREVER EVERYTHING PRICED TO SELL ON SIGHT!! 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