Brendan Kennedy
@bkstar.bsky.social
Toronto Star investigative reporter. (On parental leave until April 2026.) bkennedy@thestar.ca. I'm on Signal. SecureDrop: http://thestar.com/securedrop
The overcrowding leads to more triple-bunking, more lockdowns and more violence, both between inmates and against staff.
The union representing correctional officers said when jails are this overcrowded it’s challenging to “maintain a safe environment.”
The union representing correctional officers said when jails are this overcrowded it’s challenging to “maintain a safe environment.”
July 15, 2025 at 3:11 PM
The overcrowding leads to more triple-bunking, more lockdowns and more violence, both between inmates and against staff.
The union representing correctional officers said when jails are this overcrowded it’s challenging to “maintain a safe environment.”
The union representing correctional officers said when jails are this overcrowded it’s challenging to “maintain a safe environment.”
While Doug Ford's government continues to call for bail reforms that would see more people incarcerated while awaiting trial, Ontario's jails are more overcrowded than they've ever been. The province is holding 2,000 more people than its jails were built to hold. Several jails are >130% capacity.
July 15, 2025 at 3:08 PM
While Doug Ford's government continues to call for bail reforms that would see more people incarcerated while awaiting trial, Ontario's jails are more overcrowded than they've ever been. The province is holding 2,000 more people than its jails were built to hold. Several jails are >130% capacity.
Premier Ford has called for bail reforms that would see more people incarcerated while awaiting trial, at the same time that the province's jails have never been more overcrowded. The most recent data I obtained via FOI shows Ont jails are holding about 2000 more inmates than they were built for.
July 11, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Premier Ford has called for bail reforms that would see more people incarcerated while awaiting trial, at the same time that the province's jails have never been more overcrowded. The most recent data I obtained via FOI shows Ont jails are holding about 2000 more inmates than they were built for.
46 people died in provincial jails last year, matching the record high that occurred in 2021.
“We have people dying because the prisons are literally unsafe environments,” said the man who led a recent study into jail deaths for Ontario's Chief Coroner. Full story: www.thestar.com/news/investi...
“We have people dying because the prisons are literally unsafe environments,” said the man who led a recent study into jail deaths for Ontario's Chief Coroner. Full story: www.thestar.com/news/investi...
March 25, 2025 at 2:34 PM
46 people died in provincial jails last year, matching the record high that occurred in 2021.
“We have people dying because the prisons are literally unsafe environments,” said the man who led a recent study into jail deaths for Ontario's Chief Coroner. Full story: www.thestar.com/news/investi...
“We have people dying because the prisons are literally unsafe environments,” said the man who led a recent study into jail deaths for Ontario's Chief Coroner. Full story: www.thestar.com/news/investi...
Read the whole damning story, but these paragraphs say a lot.
March 24, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Read the whole damning story, but these paragraphs say a lot.
Some stellar pics from last night by @thestar.com photogs @lachancephoto.bsky.social (Marit Stiles), Richard Lautens (despairing Liberal supporters) and @steverussell.bsky.social (Ford).
February 28, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Some stellar pics from last night by @thestar.com photogs @lachancephoto.bsky.social (Marit Stiles), Richard Lautens (despairing Liberal supporters) and @steverussell.bsky.social (Ford).