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Thousands go from jail to being homeless in Ontario every year, report finds (www.cbc.ca)

submitted 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) by Davriellelouna@lemmy.world to c/ontario@lemmy.ca

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[–] avidamoeba@lemmy.ca 7 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

So maybe we should build nice jails with cells that are more like decent housing units, with guards that are more like nurses and social / support workers. 🤔🫣

[–] jerkface@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

No thanks, we're going to use involuntary treatment legislation to funnel "addicts" and other "housing resistant people" into private clinics that, hey!, look a lot like shitty prisons.