North Fraser Pretrial Centre-lefi: aerial view; top right: living unit; bottom right: correctional officer in control room (2007)
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NFPC incorporated the latest concepts and
best practices identified in B.C. and the United
States. The living unit concept and use of
high-tech surveillance were not new. Unlike
other centres, however, there were high-speed
tilt/pan/zoom cameras located on high ceilings
to observe each living unit. Previously, cameras
were not generally included in living units
unless they were under special observation. In

addition, an elevated secure control station
allowed a good line-of-sight for staff.

In a news release about the opening of the
centre, the Attorney General referred to NFPC
as “a state-of-the-art centre completed on time
and under budget, which uses innovative
approaches to staffing efficiencies and inmate

requirements.””°

25 CorrTech Quarterly, Corrections Branch, Spring 2001, p. 4.

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