The province announced Monday it is adding more beds to several adult correctional facilities, including at the Elgin-Middlesex Detention Centre.
In the short term, the government is repurposing and re-opening the Regional Intermittent Centre at the London facility to accommodate minimum- and medium-risk inmates.
Increasing jail capacity will be supported by the hiring of up to 200 additional correctional staff across the province, which could include nurses, correctional officers and support staff.
Written by: Ian McCallum
