Ontario's Solicitor General Sylvia Jones said she was excited about the province's announcement on Monday that it would invest in expansions to the Thunder Bay Correctional Centre and the Kenora Jail. Up North 8:28 Northwest corrections expansion This morning, the province announced it plans to expand the correctional facilities in Thunder Bay and Kenora. Superior Morning 8:45 Sarah Silverman makes the case for decarceration The problems at correctional facilities in both Thunder Bay and Kenora have been well-documented. The complex would replace both the Thunder Bay District Jail and the Thunder Bay Correctional Centre. So this announcement felt like a "knee-jerk" reaction to Shawn Bradshaw, president of the OPSEU Local 708, which represents correctional officers at the Thunder Bay Correctional Centre.

Source: CBC News October 17, 2020 13:52 UTC