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192 Ontario jail deaths in just eight years. What can be done?

192 Ontario jail deaths in just eight years. What can be done?

This Matters

February 15, 202321m 28s

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Show Notes

Guests: Justin Piché, University of Ottawa

A landmark report from the Ontario Chief Coroner's Office has revealed there were almost 200 inmate deaths in Ontario jails in just eight years, almost all of which were preventable. There is an obvious need for reforms, but are more jails and more staffing the answers to a complex, systemic issue with roots that extend beyond our correctional facilities? Justin Piché, associate professor in the Department of Criminology at University of Ottawa, joins "This Matters" to discuss.

This episode was produced by Saba Eitizaz, Brian Bradley and Paolo Marques.