Ontario will expand its vastly overcrowded jails by 2,500 beds over the next 10 years at a cost of $3 billion to the ...

Province says investment will support tougher bail measures and rising correctional demands TORONTO — The Ontario government ...

For years, Ontario has sat on legislation meant to tackle chronic problems inside its jails — with laws passed years ago left ...

Around 180 prison inmates in the Hamilton-Wentworth Detention Centre in southern Ontario recently conducted a week-long hunger strike against what they called “sickening” and deteriorating conditions.

Ontario is planning a massive expansion of jails over the next few decades, The Canadian Press has learned. The province’s jails are bursting and have been significantly over capacity for years, with ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Experts are warning Ontario’s correction facilities are overcapacity and experiencing significant staffing shortages. Criminology ...

New data shows the vast majority of the province's correctional facilities are operating with far more inmates than they were ...