Past Event! Note: this event has already taken place.
A Bigger Jail for Ottawa or Community Alternatives?
November 27, 2017 at 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM
| Location: | Ottawa Public Library - Main Branch, 120 Metcalfe Street, Auditorium |
| Cost: | Free, but must register by using the link provided |
In May 2017, the Ontario government suddenly, and without consultation, announced plans to replace Ottawa’s crowded, much-criticized, and scandalridden Ottawa Carleton Detention Centre with a new jail that would hold 140 more prisoners — a 24 per cent increase — and cost an estimated half a billion dollars or more. About two thirds of prisoners currently in OCDC are on remand awaiting court dates in our increasingly clogged legal system, often as a result of bail breaches for relatively minor violations. This event seeks to initiate a public dialogue about whether the new jail is the most humane, productive, and cost-effective way to deal with social problems that affect Ottawa and much of the jail population such as poverty, homelessness, mental health, and drug and alcohol issues.
About CU in the City: The aim of CU in the City is to connect researchers in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences with the wider community by holding public events in various Canadian cities. The CU in the City series will provide opportunities for FASS faculty and students to interact with one another off campus as well as strengthen ties between FASS and the general public.
For more information on this event, please click on the following link: A Bigger Jail for Ottawa or Community Alternatives
