Ontario to Expand Jail Capacity by 2,500 Beds over 10 Years at a Cost of $3 Billion

New jail to get more beds

A 34 per cent increase in the number of beds at the local facility were part of a provincial announcement of the addition of 2,500 permanent jail beds within the next 10 years across Ontario.

$3B plan: Ontario to expand jail capacity by 2,500 beds over 10 years

Government says it will add up to 610 beds in near term through rapid builds, including 122 beds at Central North Correctional Centre in Penetanguishene

Ontario to add 2,500 new jail beds, reopen 2 jails at cost of $3B to taxpayers

Ontario will expand its vastly overcrowded jails by 2,500 beds over the next 10 years at a cost of $3 billion to the taxpayers, the province's solicitor general said Thursday.

Ontario to expand jail capacity by 2,500 beds over 10 years at a cost of $3 billion

Ontario’s solicitor general says the province will expand its jails by 2,500 beds over the next 10 years at a cost of $3 billion to the taxpayers.

Ontario expanding jail capacity by adding 2,500 beds over next decade

The Ontario government is adding 2,500 permanent jail beds over the next 10 years in an effort to ensure the province's corrections system can keep pace with tougher bail and sentencing laws.

Ontario outlines plan to add 2,500 jail beds, including through ‘tensile’ structures

On Thursday afternoon, Solicitor General Michael Kerzner unveiled the new $3-billion strategy amidst growing capacity concerns across the provincial correctional facility.