Ontario jails are heading toward a record year for overcrowding, remand populations and lockdowns just as politicians debate bail reforms that could lead to a further influx of accused behind bars, ...
Jails in northern Ontario are facing some of the worst overcrowding pressures in the province, with population data showing ...
Hundreds of pages of contraband reports obtained by Global News using freedom of information laws paint a picture of a jail ...
On October 22, 2025, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice approved a $59-million settlement in two class actions, Lapple v Ontario and Dadzie v Ontario and ...
Two inmates who walked away from an unfenced minimum-security prison in Ontario have been caught after just one day of freedom. On Feb. 19, during the 6:30 p.m. inmate count, two staff members at the ...