Ontario Jails
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Ontario alone in locking down inmates due to staff shortages: lawsuitsOntario is the only province where inmates are regularly locked down due to staff shortages, according to expert evidence in a pair of class-action lawsuits.CrimeJul 3
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Ford government to add hundreds of beds to its overcrowded, overflowing jailsSolicitor General Michael Kerzner says the province will add several hundred spots throughout the system.CanadaJun 10
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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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