A new jail for Dauphin will be the focus of an announcement by the Manitoba NDP on Friday.
Party leader Wab Kinew will be in Dauphin for the announcement, where he is expected to announce the construction of the Dauphin Community Centre for Justice if his party forms the next government after the October 3rd election.
The building would replace the Dauphin Correctional Centre which was closed by the Progressive Conservative government in May of 2020.
Local NDP candidate Ron Kostyshyn will join Kinew for the announcement.
Justice was the focus of a presentation by Kinew earlier this week in Winnipeg, where he promised that his party would be tough on crime if they were elected to power.
That includes what Kinew called helping people suffering from addictions, and to "bring the hammer down" on those who deal drugs, as well as a promise not to defund the police.
