July 23, 2019
The following statement was given today in the House of Assembly by the Honourable Andrew Parsons, Minister of Justice and Public Safety: Mr. Speaker, I rise in this Honourable House today with great sadness to mark the passing of a…
July 9, 2019
The following statement was issued today by the Honourable Andrew Parsons, Minister of Justice and Public Safety and Attorney General: I would like to offer condolences to the family, friends and colleagues of retired Royal Newfoundland Constabulary Chief Robert Johnston….
July 8, 2019
The newest class of correctional officer recruits are graduating tomorrow, Tuesday (July 9). The ceremony will take place at 5:30 p.m. at the Newfoundland and Labrador Sports Centre Powerplex, 90 Crosbie Rd, St. John’s. There are 26 recruits successfully completing…
June 25, 2019
The following statement was given today in the House of Assembly by the Honourable Andrew Parsons, Minister of Justice and Public Safety: Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to stand today to recognize the hard work of our Legal Aid team…
June 17, 2019
The following statement was given today in the House of Assembly by the Honourable Andrew Parsons, Minister of Justice and Public Safety: Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to stand here today to recognize a project at the Bishop’s Falls Correctional…
June 13, 2019
The Honourable Andrew Parsons, QC, Minister of Justice and Public Safety and Attorney General announced today, the appointment of a new Provincial Court Judge. Rolf Pritchard, QC is appointed to the Provincial Court in Happy Valley-Goose Bay. Mr. Pritchard graduated…
April 11, 2019
The Honourable Andrew Parsons, Minister of Justice and Public Safety and Attorney General, will introduce amendments to the Correctional Services Act that will facilitate seeing the Act proclaimed and regulations coming into force over the next year. First introduced in…
April 10, 2019
The Honourable Andrew Parsons, Minister of Justice and Public Safety and Attorney General, will provide details of amendments to the Correctional Services Act tomorrow (Thursday, April 11). A technical briefing for media will be provided in the Media Centre, Ground…
April 10, 2019
The Honourable Andrew Parsons, Minister of Justice and Public Safety and Attorney General, and the Honourable Steve Crocker, Minister of Transportation and Works, today announced that a new correctional facility will be built in St. John’s. The new 21,000 square…
April 10, 2019
The Honourable Andrew Parsons, Minister of Justice and Public Safety and Attorney General, and the Honourable Steve Crocker, Minister of Transportation and Works, will make a significant announcement regarding adult corrections. The event will take place today (Wednesday, April 10)…
