Including the 91 cases from the April OCI outbreak, there were 169 COVID cases in Ontario jails from March to November. Since Dec. there have been at least ten outbreaks. A key difference is a rising jail population. thestar.com/content/thesta…
An initial drop of up to 32 percent is now around 15 percent. And last month at least five jails were running overcapacity. Two of them, Maplehurst and Thunder Bay jail, are still in major outbreaks.
Depopulation was touted as a significant part of the COVID-19 in jails safety plan, but it's been declining in recent months. And duty counsel report a change in attitude from the early days of the pandemic around the need to keep ppl out of custody where possible.
Here is the latest COVID-19 update from the ministry as of Feb. 8:
105 active cases at Maplehurst (I count 205 total inmate cases since the outbreak, though not all will be from the outbreak, some are likely new admissions)
27 at Thunder Bay Jail
25 at Vanier
105 active cases at Maplehurst (I count 205 total inmate cases since the outbreak, though not all will be from the outbreak, some are likely new admissions)
27 at Thunder Bay Jail
25 at Vanier
7 at Central East
6 at Elgin-Middlesex
2 at Thunder Bay CC
1 at Sarnia
All of these are considered outbreaks.
6 at Elgin-Middlesex
2 at Thunder Bay CC
1 at Sarnia
All of these are considered outbreaks.
There are also:
4 cases at Ottawa-Carleton
2 at Quinte
3 at Toronto East
2 at South West
4 cases at Ottawa-Carleton
2 at Quinte
3 at Toronto East
2 at South West
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