News Release: Toronto South Detention Centre Opens its Doors<\/p>\n
January 29, 2014<\/p>\n
New Correctional Facility is State-of-the-art Investment in Community Safety<\/p>\n
Built on the site of the former Mimico Correctional Centre, which has a correctional history dating back to 1887, the TSDC replaces the Toronto Jail and the Toronto West Detention Centre.<\/p>\n
The TSDC helps meet Ontario’s inmate capacity needs and offers a number of specialized programs that will reduce re-offense rates while ensuring public and staff safety, including a mental health assessment unit, special needs unit and an Aboriginal program area.<\/p>\n
Opening the TSDC is part of the government’s plan to invest in people, build modern infrastructure and support a dynamic and innovative business climate.<\/p>\n
QUICK FACTS<\/p>\n
The Toronto Intermittent Centre (TIC), a 320-bed facility housing inmates serving weekend intermittent sentences opened at the TSDC site in late 2011.
\nThe TSDC features 1,650 beds for remanded and sentenced inmates with both direct and indirect supervision units.
\nThe building was designed and built to meet LEED Silver certification.<\/p>\n
LEARN MORE<\/p>\n
Toronto South Detention Centre
\nToronto Jail<\/p>\n
MULTIMEDIA AND ELECTRONIC PRESS KIT<\/p>\n
This News Release has multimedia content and a downloadable electronic press kit. Click here to access on news.ontario.ca.<\/p>\n
QUOTES<\/p>\n
“Opening the Toronto South Detention Centre is an important milestone in our ongoing modernization of the correctional system in Ontario. By increasing programming and mental health supports for inmates, and introducing a direct supervision model, we are making the system safer for correctional officers and inmates.”
\n \u2014 Madeleine Meilleur, Minister of Community Safety and Correctional Services<\/p>\n
CONTACTS<\/p>\n
Seirge LeBlanc
\nMinister\u2019s Office
\n416-325-2240<\/p>\n
Brent Ross
\nCommunications Branch
\n416-314-7024<\/p>\n
Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services
\nhttp:\/\/www.ontario.ca\/safety<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"