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The latest figure is a drop from the six Doug Ford confirmed were missing in mid-April as his government faced questions over how jails were routinely releasing inmates by mistake.

After Global News revealed jails in Ontario had accidentally released more than 150 inmates over the past five years, the government vowed to 'get to the bottom' of the issue.

The corrections system is regularly making "errors" in who it releases from overcrowded and understaffed jails. The government insists a capacity crisis is not the issue.

New data shows the vast majority of the province's correctional facilities are operating with far more inmates than they were designed — and growing staffing problems.

New documents obtained by Global News using freedom of information laws show Ontario's correctional facilities are overflowing, with no sign the situation will improve.

The Ontario government wants three men retried for murder charges after a judge ordered a stay over what he called "torturous" treatment while incarcerated.

An Ontario judge has ordered the end to a first-degree murder case over the “torturous” treatment the accused experienced while incarcerated.

An Ontario judge has sentenced a man who pleaded guilty to the second-degree murder of his ex-girlfriend to life in prison without parole eligibility for 18 years. 

Ombudsman Paul Dubé said his office had received a 'staggering' increase in complaints related to correctional facilities, up 55 per cent on the previous year to 6,870.

The office of the Ontario ombudsman says it will review the response by the Ministry of the Solicitor General's to a December 2023 incident at Maplehurst Correctional Complex. 

Canada is not immune to the threat of terrorism. In 2006, we came dangerously close. A cell of home-grown terrorists was preparing acts of extreme violence when Canadian authorities infiltrated the group. That group became known as the Toronto 18. No member has spoken publicly - until now.

A member of the Toronto 18 terrorist group entered a surprise guilty plea on Wednesday and will be free within a day.

Timi Gusak's lawyer has confirmed that the man accused of sexually assaulting three children in Waterloo region is dead.

Data obtained by Global News shows that the number of immigration detainees has dropped by more than half over the last month.

Here are the latest developments on the coronavirus pandemic in the Greater Toronto Area for Saturday.

Masoud Hajivand is one of more than 200 immigration detainees held in Ontario's notoriously crowded jails, many of them without charge. All of them, Global News has learned, have been hidden for years from Red Cross attempts to ascertain their well-being.

Ager Hasan made his third court appearance on Tuesday afternoon since being extradited from Texas earlier this month.

The man accused of running down a Toronto police officer with a stolen snowplow appeared briefly in court Tuesday and his case was put over two days.

In a brief video appearance today, Bob Richardson said he would represent Richard Kachkar, who faces a first-degree murder charge in the death of Sgt. Ryan Russell.

Several unvaccinated staff at an Ontario jail have been placed on unpaid leave amid a COVID-19 outbreak at the facility.