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Construction is expected to begin next year and cost the province more than $180 million.

The announcement comes not long after the province's ombudsman raised concerns about an overcrowding "crisis" in Ontario's correctional facilities, saying some are operating at more than 150 per cent of their capacity, compromising safety for inmates and staff alike.

Premier Doug Ford has also recently been pushing the federal government for stricter bail laws and urging judges and justices of the peace not to let violent, repeat offenders out on bail when they are charged with a new crime.

Provincial jails hold people accused of a crime but not out on bail, as well as those serving sentences of two years less a day, but the vast majority fit into the first category and have not been convicted.

This report by ¹ú²úÓÕ»ó¸£Àû was first published July 17, 2025.