That's good because the problem so far has been his own government's withholding of prison expansion funds so that he can blame Justices in his crusade to make them partisan appointments.

Jails are expensive. A new one with 375 beds under construction in Thunder Bay, Ont., comes with a price tag of $1.2 billion.

That's $3,200,000 per inmate.

Maybe we SHOULD build hotels for low-risk inmates instead of these prison cells. A 40 story hotel. How are they going to escape from the 20th floor? That is a very long knotted bed sheet rope. Link 4 together, as a horizontal evacuation route, in case of fire or such. No need to evacuate down to ground level.

"The government has completely failed to address overcrowding in jails because of their underinvestment in our court system, and as a result, a number of hardened criminals are getting out because of it," said Green Party Leader Mike Schreiner.

Mike has it figured out.

several factors are contributing to the rise, including a backlog in the court system to deal with those on remand in jail awaiting trial, inmates remaining in custody longer, bail reform and population growth.

The court system is beyond capacity, so more people are waiting for court dates. Properly fund courts so we don't have untried people rotting in jails.

We'll definitely need more prison space, since the population is growing, but making space in jails so the wait time for court dates can increase is nonsensical.

"We aren't building Four Seasons hotels for these people, they're going to jail, and again, I don't care if you stack them 10 high, these are criminals that broke the law and they're going to be held accountable," Ford said.

Pot/kettle Druggie.

U of Crime is rarely the answer.