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Unvaccinated staff at a correctional facility in Milton have been placed on unpaid leave after Halton Public Health issued an order that barred them from working.
Unvaccinated staff at a correctional facility in Milton have been placed on unpaid leave after Halton Public Health issued an order that barred them from working.
TORONTO -- The Ministry of Labour has issued nine orders for unsafe work conditions at a Milton prison following a massive COVID-19 outbreak at the facility. During a series of visits over the past couple of weeks, Ministry of Labour inspectors toured Maplehurst Correctional Complex after the provincial institution declared an outbreak of the virus on Jan. 19, according to the orders obtained by CP24. As of Thursday, there are at least 118 inmates and 36 staff who have active cases of COVID-19 at the institution, Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU) President Smokey Thomas to...
COVID-19 outbreak at Milton's Maplehurst Correctional Complex is Ontario's worst jail outbreak by News Staff Last Updated Jan 26, 2021 at 3:55 pm EDT A COVID-19 outbreak at a Milton jail is now the worst jail outbreak the province has seen since the start of the pandemic. There are currently 130 active cases among staff members and inmates at the Maplehurst Correctional Complex. The provincial government has decided that the facility will not take any new inmates until the outbreak is under control. This decision comes after the union that represents correctional officers called for a halt to...