Ontario Jails
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Doug Ford promises to build as many jails as needed to keep criminals behind barsOntario Premier Doug Ford says his government will build as many jails as needed to keep criminals behind bars "for a long time."CrimeMar 8
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Ontario jail inmate numbers spike in last year, now well over capacity, data showsAn overwhelming 81 per cent of inmates, according to the Ontario government, are being held awaiting trial and presumptively innocent.CanadaMar 6
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Ontario ends agreement for immigration detainees to be held in provincial jailsOntario has followed other provinces, including British Columbia and Alberta, by tearing up an agreement that allowed federal immigration officials to keep people in Ontario jails.PoliticsJun 17, 2023
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Action needed as inmate deaths in Ontario rise, report saysA report released by the panel this week says 25 inmates across more than two dozen facilities in the province died in 2019 and 46 inmates deaths were recorded in 2021.CanadaFeb 1, 2023
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Woman, group allege Ontario law on jail strip searches unconstitutionalThe claim says strips searches are ``inherently humiliating and degrading,'' and must be subject to appropriate legal limits.CanadaJun 20, 2022
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Ontario needs to bring all parties together to address issues at EMDC: OPSEU headWhile concern is longstanding, tensions appear to have escalated in recent months amid a dispute over a memorial outside the jail and a recent rally following another inmate death.PoliticsJul 29, 2021
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Crowding in jails close to pre-pandemic levels, Ontario Human Rights Commission saysBut it warns those numbers have been rising again for months, "as Ontario is facing the most serious stage of the pandemic so far."CanadaMay 11, 2021
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Ontario jail guards broke use-of-force rules in death of Soleiman Faqiri: court documents"My brother is buried, but we don't have his closure."CrimeDec 16, 2020
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Families rally in Kingston for loved ones who died in correctional facilities"Today's rally is to continue to inspire Canadians, give them hope that we can change this system and that we are obligated to change it," said Yusuf Faqiri.CanadaJul 25, 2020
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Activists call for release of detailed coronavirus data from Ontario jailsIn a letter to Solicitor General Sylvia Jones, the coalition of Black, Indigenous and legal groups said it was also filing a freedom of information request to obtain the data.CanadaJul 7, 2020
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