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As Ontario commits to building more jails, data shows violence inside them is rising

March 18, 2026

Rates of violence across Ontario jails — both inmate-on-inmate and inmate-on-staff assaults — are rising, according to an analysis of data shared with CBC News by the Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU).

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