Doug Ford vows to find out how more than 150 inmates were improperly released
Written by The Canadian Press on April 15, 2026
TORONTO — Ontario’s premier and solicitor general have vowed to figure out how the province’s jails improperly released more than 100 inmates over several years.
Premier Doug Ford says the situation is unacceptable and he will get to the bottom of what happened.
Global News unearthed government documents through freedom of information laws that show the province mistakenly released 157 inmates between 2021 and 2025.
Those documents say the majority of errors were made at the jails and in court.
Solicitor General Michael Kerzner says he will figure out what happened, saying one improperly released inmate is one too many.
The province is dealing with jails that are well over-capacity, which has prompted Ford’s government to embark on a massive jail expansion plan that will span the next few decades.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published April 15, 2026.
Liam Casey, The Canadian Press