Advocates criticize decision to keep aging Thunder Bay, Ont., correctional facilities open | Page 877 | Unpublished
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Advocates criticize decision to keep aging Thunder Bay, Ont., correctional facilities open

January 29, 2026

When Sol Mamakwa visited the Thunder Bay District Jail last month, he said he witnessed beds pressed up against toilets in overcrowded cells. After learning that the facility, which turns 100 this year, is being kept open, Kiiwetinoong's MPP said “I was appalled.” Here are some reactions to the news that the Thunder Bay Correctional Complex under construction will not replace the city's existing correctional facilities.



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