Ontario Jails Mistakenly Released 157 Inmates

0:00It's April 15th. This is Calgary News today, AI-powered stories from your city. I'm Cory with the story. Ontario's Jails have a serious glitch, folks. Government docs revealed they mistakenly released 157 inmates between 2000. 21 and 2025. Premier Doug Ford and solicitor General Michael Kersner are vowing to uncover exactly how these slip-ups went down. Global news dug up the details to freedom of information requests, pointing to most errors happening directly at the Jails or during court. Proceedings. Ford slammed the whole mess as unacceptable, demanding full accountability, while Kersner stressed that even one wrong for release is one too many for public safety. This all unfolds against overcrowded facilities bursting at the seams, straining the system daily. To tackle that, Ford's team launched a massive jail expansion push set to roll out over the next few decades, aiming to lock in fixes for the long haul.