‘Strong support’ for reopening prison farms, government consultation finds
TORONTO — Public consultations carried out by the federal government suggest there is “strong support” for reopening prison farms that were shut down across the country six years ago.
The Liberal government is currently carrying out a feasibility study on penitentiary farms and is looking in particular at the possibility of reopening two in the Kingston, Ont., area.
As part of that study, the Correctional Service of Canada conducted an online survey between June 2 and Aug. 4, inviting Canadians to weigh in on re-establishing the farms.
The results of that consultation — which drew responses from 5,890 respondents — were released publicly on Wednesday.