Ontario Ombudsman to 'raise questions' with province about segregation in jails
![The Ministry of the Solicitor General has directed staff at the Hamilton-Wentworth Detention Centre to stop storing inmate clothing and belongings in one of the facility's video suites. (Dan Taekema/CBC) See exterior of Barton Jail from May 2019. a picture of Hamilton Wentworth Detention Centre - Barton Jail](https://i.cbc.ca/1.6908732.1689599645!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/hamilton-wentworth-detention-centre-barton-jail.jpg)
The office of Ontario’s ombudsman says it will 'raise questions' with the Ministry of the Solicitor General after a CBC investigation showed the use of segregation has grown in recent years and is happening at a higher rate in Hamilton than any other provincial jail.