Nanaimo Correctional Centre supports dry housing in the community

Having dry supportive housing programs available in the community is essential for many of those with substance-abuse issues at the Nanaimo Correctional Centre to reintegrate into society upon release, according to a centre official.
Katlyn Tolton, the deputy warden of programs at the centre, was one of a number of individuals and groups who spoke to the need for dry-housing in the community, where no drugs or alcohol use is permitted, at the City of Nanaimo’s special governance and priori