There’s a crisis in corrections!
- Highest recidivism rates in Canada
- Overcrowded, understaffed jails
- A record number of security lockdowns
- Thousands of inmate-on-inmate and staff assaults
- Steadily increasing mental health and addiction problems
- Privatized institutions with dangerous security problems
- Unmonitored offenders and unsafe communities
There’s a crisis in corrections!
- Highest recidivism rates in Canada
- Overcrowded, understaffed jails
- A record number of security lockdowns
- Thousands of inmate-on-inmate and staff assaults
- Steadily increasing mental health and addiction problems
- Privatized institutions with dangerous security problems
- Unmonitored offenders and unsafe communities
It all adds up to a crisis situation where nobody is safe:
Not the staff. Not the inmates. Not the public.
Ontario Needs –
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an end to the dangerous and cruel conditions in our jails
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effective addiction and mental health treatment programs for inmates and parolees
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effective training for staff dealing with offenders with addiction and mental health issues
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enough correctional officers to maintain safety in our jails
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an end to the dangerous and cruel conditions in our jails
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effective addiction and mental health treatment programs for inmates and parolees
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effective training for staff dealing with offenders with addiction and mental health issues
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enough correctional officers to maintain safety in our jails
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enough probation and parole officers to meet the growing workload demands
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metal detectors and secure interview rooms in all probation and parole offices
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an end to the privatization of our corrections system
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more support staff to properly keep up and maintain jails
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enough probation and parole officers to meet the growing workload demands
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metal detectors and secure interview rooms in all probation and parole offices
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an end to the privatization of our corrections system
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more support staff to properly keep up and maintain jails
Corrections in the News
Ontario Public Service
Employees Union
100 Lesmill Rd.
Toronto, ON M3B 3P8
Monday to Friday
8:30 am to 4:30 pm
416-443-8888
1-800-268-7376
correctionsdivision@opseu.org
Ontario Public Service
Employees Union
100 Lesmill Rd.
Toronto, ON M3B 3P8