Correctional officers in northern Ontario say separating inmates after assaults difficult due to overcrowding

Correctional officers in northern Ontario say separating inmates after assaults difficult due to overcrowding

The number of inmate-on-inmate assaults appears to be rising in the province, according to Ministry of the Solicitor General figures. The big concern in northern Ontario is violence fuelled by overcrowding and a lack of options to separate the person who was attacked from the perpetrator.