The New Brunswick Training School, also known as the Kingsclear Youth Training Centre, was a youth detention centre in Kingsclear, New Brunswick, Canada, about 10 km (6.2 mi) west of Fredericton.
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| Location | Kingsclear, New Brunswick, Canada |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 45°57′57″N 66°48′16″W / 45.9658°N 66.8045°W |
| Opened | December 1962 |
It closed in 1998 following an inquiry into abuse there.[1] It was set to close in late 1997, and was to be succeeded by a new facility in Miramichi.[2]
It was a wing of the Kingsclear Reformatory, a minimum security facility located nearby, which closed in 2000.[3]
History
editThe New Brunswick Training School was opened in Kingsclear in 1962, following demand for a new facility for juvenile delinquents that would replace the aging Boys' Industrial Home in Saint John.[4][5] Construction on the facility began in late 1961, contracted by Moncton-based Modern Construction Limited and budgeted at $554,500.[6] On March 8, 1962, premier Louis Robichaud introduced the Training School Act to provide for the institution's construction as a replacement to the former Saint John facility.[7] It was granted Royal Assent on March 29.[8] The new facility was completed and opened in December 1962, and its first 50 boys were transferred from Saint John.[9][10]
Child sexual abuse of inmates
editSee also
editReferences
edit- ↑ "New Brunswick sells training school linked to abuse of teens". Globe and Mail. 12 July 2002. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
- ↑ Goguen, Giselle (September 26, 1997). "The storied Kingsclear training school will be shut down next spring, says Solicitor-General Jane Barry". Saint John Times Globe. Telegraph-Journal. p. 3. Retrieved December 8, 2024.
- ↑ "Kingsclear adult facility to close". CBC. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
- ↑ "Young People and the Law". University of New Brunswick. Retrieved December 8, 2024.
- ↑ "Boys' Home To Close Next Year". Telegraph-Journal. October 7, 1961. p. 19. Retrieved December 8, 2024.
- ↑ "Seen As Step Toward Wiping Out Juvenile Delinquency". The Moncton Transcript. November 3, 1961. p. 12. Retrieved December 8, 2024.
- ↑ "Salary Increases Indicated For N. B. Ministers, Members". The Times-Transcript. March 9, 1962. p. 3. Retrieved December 8, 2024.
- ↑ "Training School Act, SNB 1961-62, c 33". CanLII. Retrieved December 8, 2024.
- ↑ "Shift Is Made To New Training School Premises". The Daily Gleaner. December 13, 1962. p. 19. Retrieved December 9, 2024.
- ↑ "New Brunswick Training School Seen Potential Weapon For Fighting Juvenile Delinquency". The Daily Gleaner. January 10, 1963. p. 16. Retrieved December 9, 2024.
- ↑ Dunn, Carolyn. "Alleged victims of sexual abuse by N.B. RCMP officer sue Ottawa, province". CBC. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
External links
edit- "ARCHIVED - Kingsclear Investigation Report". Civilian Review and Complaints Commission for the RCMP. 13 June 2014. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
- Training School Act