By Paola Loriggio
The Canadian Press
TORONTO — Chronic overcrowding and understaffing have pushed tensions in Ontario’s prisons to a boiling point, the union representing the province’s correctional officers said Thursday in defending itself against a damning report on jailhouse brutality.
The Ontario Public Service Employees Union said last week’s report by the provincial ombudsman paints a one-sided picture of what actually happens in prisons and jails -- a marked departure from its initial reaction.
The union originally welcomed the report and its recommendations, saying it had long told the Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Service to “deal with problem staff.”
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