Inmates in New Brunswick jails have an ‘unacceptable’ lack of addiction and mental health services according to the latest report by the province’s Auditor General.
Kim MacPherson has found that it’s not clearly defined who’s responsible for delivering these services in adult correctional institutions and that there’s no service delivery model for addiction and mental health services.
In a release, MacPherson says this is a prime example of a vulnerable segment of our society whose needs have fallen between the cracks of government services.
Other key findings include that New Brunswick is among the least effective in providing treatment to inmates, that their options for addiction and mental health treatment are limited and that these services get interrupted when inmates transfer institutions or go in and out of custody.
MacPherson has made 16 recommendations to the departments of Health and Justice and Public Safety.
You can read the report by clicking here.
