Ontario is adding 150 new jail beds. Experts say they aren't enough to address overcrowding | Unpublished
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Publication Date: July 17, 2025 - 17:43

Ontario is adding 150 new jail beds. Experts say they aren't enough to address overcrowding

July 17, 2025

Ontario's solicitor general says the province is adding 150 beds to three jails across the province that will bring relief to a "strained and overburdened" correctional system. But experts say it's a “Band-Aid” solution that doesn’t do enough to address overcrowding in jails.



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