BackIn a special report released on March 21, 2018, the Québec Ombudsman spoke out against the detention conditions of people serving intermittent sentences in Québec correctional facilities. The increase in intermittent sentences has exacerbated the problem of overcrowding in many facilities, especially on Saturdays and Sundays.
Sentence management is a sizable challenge for correctional facilities. In 2016-2017, the number of complaints received by the Québec Ombudsman from people serving intermittent sentences practically doubled from the figures for the previous year.
"Our investigation brought into focus the urgent need to expose the problems encountered by detainees because of the massive reliance on intermittent sentences and to find concrete and feasible solutions to correct the situation," said Ombudsperson Marie Rinfret. Seventeen recommendations were made, most of them to the Ministère de la Sécurité publique du Québec and others to the Ministère de la Justice du Québec.
Source: Québec Ombudsman
