Ontario closes half of its youth detention centres, leaving some young people in limbo
These closures come with $39.9 million in annual cost-savings. To date, the ministry has not indicated how they will reallocate these funds nor answered any questions about relocating youth from their communities and potential conflicts with current youth justice legislation. In the same month, Ontario committed to redesigning the state guardianship system to better prepare youth aging out of care. Little has been said about what these two measures will mean for youth. As a socio-legal scholar and a critical policy analyst who study carceral policy, we identify these decisions as a possible s...
Source: theconversation.com