At least 54 inmates stayed in Ontario-run jails longer than they were supposed to last year, CBC Hamilton has learned.
Records obtained by CBC through a freedom-of-information request show the number of inmates held past their release date from early October 2022 to August 2023.
The records show 17 inmates were improperly detained at the Toronto South Detention Centre, nine inmates at the Maplehurst Correctional Complex and six at the Hamilton-Wentworth Detention Centre. Thirteen other jails in Ontario saw this happen to three inmates or fewer.
Reports related to the improper detentions at the Toronto South Detention Centre were heavily censored with white redactions, obscuring how much
