“Just last week, inmates rioted at the Toronto South Detention Centre, setting fires, causing a flood and sending five correctional officers to hospital. On Monday, we saw a riot and hostage-taking at Thunder Bay Jail. Probation and parole officers have the highest caseloads in the country, while lethal weapons are being brought into parole offices and the government refuses to install metal detectors. Government spending per offender is the second lowest in Canada, rehabilitation programs and home monitoring have “gone by the wayside” and reoffending is on the rise. Premier Kathleen Wynne (has) a callous disregard for the correctional system and workers – making work more dangerous each day for union members.”
Members of the union representing correctional officers in Ontario have rejected a contract offer reached with the provincial government last month.
Source: Jail guards reject labour deal offered by Ontario government