Premier Doug Ford is set to make an announcement on Thursday afternoon.
Ontario is investing millions to crack down on the province’s bail system and make sure high-risk and repeat violent offenders adhere to their bail conditions.$112 million will be used towards setting up violent crime bail teams,
"We urgently need bail reform. We're seeing too many innocent people lose their lives to dangerous offenders," Ford said. "We're making sure the most dangerous criminals are locked up behind bars and not creating havoc on our streets.” The OPP’s ROPE Squad will receive $48 million to create a Bail Compliance Unit, which will be focused on taking down high-risk provincial offenders who break their bail conditions or are at large.
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