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‘I’m Absolutely Furious’: Ford Promises No More Inmates Will Be Improperly Released From Jail
Global News said most of the errors were administrative or human, and Ford blamed overcrowding and court backlogs for the releases.
- On Wednesday, Ontario Premier Doug Ford called the improper release of 157 inmates from provincial jails between 2021 and 2025 "unacceptable," pledging to investigate the errors and ensure no further mistakes occur.
- Internal documents indicate the majority of errors were administrative or human mistakes, with Ontario Solicitor General Michael Kerzner briefed on the matter over a year ago through briefing notes prepared for the minister.
- Interim Liberal leader John Fraser criticized the government's response, noting The Liberals asked about the releases 11 times during question period and claiming officials failed to acknowledge the problem.
- To address overcrowding, the government plans to build upward of 6,000 new jail beds, which Kerzner stated will cost "billions and billions" of dollars, though he avoided questions about oversight.
- Critics argue funds should target upstream solutions like reducing court backlogs and increasing healthcare support, as about 80 per cent of inmates are currently awaiting trial in provincial jails.
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‘I’m absolutely furious’: Ford promises no more inmates will be improperly released from jail
A “furious” Premier Doug Ford has promised to keep all inmates behind bars after news broke that more than 150 of them were improperly released from jails across Ontario over the last few years.
Ford promises no more improper inmate releases after over 150 let out of Ontario jails
Ontario Premier Doug Ford has promised that no more inmates will be improperly released from jail, after more than 150 were mistakenly released from the province's jails between 2021 and 2025.
Some Ontario inmates missing for months, despite minister claiming immediate reprehension
Several inmates in Ontario were still at large months after they were mistakenly released from jail, despite the solicitor general insisting they were returned to custody “immediately.” After Global News revealed jails in Ontario had accidentally released more than 150 inmates over the past five years, an issue the minister in charge of the file was briefed on last year, the government vowed to “get to the bottom” of how the releases had happene…
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