CSC lacks ‘long-term plan’ to find appropriate housing for offenders, says auditor general
The AG found that, while the agency is aware designated facilities are operating close to capacity, and it had forecasted a 13 per cent increase in the number of offenders who require placement in community-based residential facilities, it had not developed a 'long-term plan to meet the demand.' Ontario, for example, is expected to see demand increase by 32 per cent over the next 10 years.
Despite facing increased pressures to find supervised housing arrangements for offenders set to be released, Correctional Service Canada lacks a comprehensive plan to address a looming shortage, compromising the inmates' eventual reintegration into society,...
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