As much as 80 inmates will transfer to the Thunder Bay Correctional Centre and the rest despatched to different areas of the province.
THUNDER BAY — The Thunder Bay District Jail is evacuating all of its inmates after the constructing’s boiler broke down on Monday.
That is the primary time in its lengthy historical past that they really needed to execute an evacuation plan on the Thunder Bay District Jail, mentioned OPSEU Native 737 president Anthony Rojik, who represents the correctional officers on the facility.
“All I can say is that the plans are in place and we’re following that plan and it’s executing well,” he mentioned.
Native 737 vice-president Invoice Hayes mentioned the jail was over capability with 188 inmates, all of whom are being evacuated.
Hayes mentioned the practically 100-year-old constructing was with out warmth and the usage of electrical heaters would have prompted air high quality considerations.
Hayes is hopeful that as much as 80 inmates can be moved to the Thunder Bay Correctional Centre with the rest of inmates headed to jails in different areas of the province.
Rojik mentioned for safety causes, he couldn’t say which different correctional establishments inmates can be quickly housed in.
“Once the systems are back up and running, then the inmates will be cleared to return back to their home institution here, and we’re working with our contractors and our maintenance crew to get that piece of equipment up and running again,” he mentioned.
Rojik mentioned they had been alerted to the issue Monday morning after upkeep workers observed a problem within the system.
“We’ve had an infrastructure failure,” he mentioned. “The backups are running and it is working as a precautionary measure. We are planning on evacuating the inmates to other institutions across the province to ensure their safety.”
A brand new jail is being constructed on Freeway 61 beside the Thunder Bay Correctional Centre; the 345-bed facility is anticipated to open in 2026.
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