US EditionOntario eyes involuntary addiction treatment for people in jail, on parole, probation
- Ontario will introduce a bill today to study mandating involuntary addictions treatment for people in jail, on parole, and probation.
- This initiative responds to a 50 per cent rise in opioid deaths since 2019, with over 2,600 fatalities reported in 2023, the last full year of data.
- Officials will explore costs, federal support, and lessons from British Columbia’s model, which treats people with concurrent mental health issues in custody facilities.
- Under the proposed bill, police could apprehend substance users posing risks and order up to three months of involuntary treatment in secure facilities, plus possible six months community treatment.
- The plan signals a major shift in Ontario’s addiction and homelessness policy, concurrent with the closure of nine supervised consumption sites and new investments in housing and increased trespass fines.
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Ontario Mulling Involuntary Addictions Treatment for People in Jail, on Parole
Ontario is exploring the use of involuntary addictions treatment for individuals in the correctional system as part of its bail reform initiative to crack down on crime. The move coincides with the May 1 presentation of a justice bill in the legislature that the government is branding as tough on crime. Health Minister Sylvia Jones says the government is proposing mandatory treatment for those in jail, on probation, and on parole who are struggl…
Ontario to examine involuntary addiction treatment for people in jail, on parole, probation
Ontario is set to study how it can introduce involuntary addictions treatment for people involved in the correctional system, as it prepares to table a justice bill the government is positioning as being tough on crime.
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