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With a possible strike looming by Correctional Officers and Probation and Parole Officers, the NDP Corrections Critic is touring several correctional facilities in Ontario.

Oshawa MPP Jennifer French took a tour at the North Bay Jail today (Tuesday) and says there is a crisis in corrections.

French says she wanted to experience and understand the problems first hand and to start a real conversation with the province to spark change.

She was joined by Temiscaming-Cochrane MPP John Vanthof who says it’s important to get a real sense of what’s going on.

Vanthof says he heard inmates say there are a lot of lock downs because the staffing level isn’t where it should be.