Ontario Jails
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Ontario jail guards appeal for help after report reveals suicide crisisThirty-four correctional workers have died by suicide over the past 15 years, according to a report by the Office of the Chief Coroner.CanadaJun 30
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Ontario jail forced to take servers offline after suffering ‘breach’ of security systemsStaff at the Central East Correctional Centre in Lindsay, Ont., realized the jail had suffered a 'breach related to its security systems' sometime on June 1.CanadaJun 17
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Ontario government says 3 accidentally released inmates still missingThe latest figure is a drop from the six Doug Ford confirmed were missing in mid-April as his government faced questions over how jails were routinely releasing inmates by mistake.CanadaMay 15
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Ontario outlines plan to add 2,500 jail beds, including through ‘tensile’ structuresOn Thursday afternoon, Solicitor General Michael Kerzner unveiled the new $3-billion strategy amidst growing capacity concerns across the provincial correctional facility.PoliticsMay 14
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5 inmates still missing in Ontario after accidental release, government indicatesAfter Global News revealed issues with Ontario routinely releasing inmates by mistake, Ford admitted in mid-April that at least six were still on the loose.PoliticsMay 4
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Ford government moves to include triple bunking cells in Ontario jail expansionOntario's jails are currently struggling with overcrowding issues, including an average capacity of around 130 per cent and growing violent incidents.CanadaApr 29
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6 Ontario jail inmates currently on the run after accidental release, Ford revealsOn Tuesday, Doug Ford volunteered the fact there are currently six inmates at large in the province, promising to improve a wave of accidental releases in the province.PoliticsApr 21
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Ontario solicitor general apologizes for ‘imprecise’ answers on inmate releasesSolicitor General Michael Kerzner told MPPs last week inmates are 'immediately' re-apprehended when they're released by mistake, something documents show isn't true.CanadaApr 21
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‘Unacceptable’ when jail, court staff accidentally release inmates: Ont. solicitor generalMichael Kerzner now says it is the fault of staff at jails and courts when inmates are improperly released and sometimes lost for months at a time.CanadaApr 20
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Solicitor general’s office notified when inmates are improperly released in OntarioJails run by the Ford government have released more than 150 inmates by mistake in the past five years, something the solicitor general vowed to 'get to the bottom' of.PoliticsApr 20
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