The Honourable Felix Collins, Minister of Justice and Attorney General, will observe a demonstration of new videoconferencing technology now available at Provincial Court for inmates at Her Majesty's Penitentiary. The minister will be joined by Chief Judge D. Mark Pike of the Provincial Court of Newfoundland and Labrador.

The demonstration begins at 3:00 p.m. today (Thursday, September 16) in Courtroom Number 5, Provincial Court, Atlantic Place, St. John's.

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Jennifer Tulk
Director of Communications
Department of Justice
709-729-6985, 699-6524
JenniferTulk@gov.nl.ca