A growing number of judges presiding over Ontario's criminal cases have joined inmates in calling out "deplorable" conditions at the Toronto South Detention Centre. In considering a bail decision issued last week, Justice Brock Jones wrote that near-constant lockdowns and confinement are contributing to a “deplorable state of affairs” at the facility, which holds inmates awaiting trial or who have been sentenced to less than two years. It’s a sentiment echoed by the individuals who reside... Read this story
