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Ontario Jails Crisis: Inmates Freed by Government Errors, Minister Lied About It
Over 157 inmates were improperly released from Ontario's dangerously overcrowded provincial jails between 2021 and 2025 — six remain at large as of April 2026. Solicitor General Michael Kerzner told the legislature they were all caught "instantaneously." Global News FOI documents proved that was false. Kerzner apologized "unreservedly." At the same Maplehurst facility running at 175% capacity, correctional officers zip-tied 200 inmates in their underwear for two days — and a judge stayed first-degree murder charges as a result.
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- Paul Dubé
- Lesley Pasquino
- Marit Stiles
- John Fraser
- Kristyn Wong-Tam
- Doug Ford
- Sylvia Jones
- Michael Kerzner
- Doug Downey