Triple-bunking is regularly decried by judges as contributing to inhumane pre-trial jail conditions and often leads to reduced sentences upon conviction.
We reported last year on how conditions in Ontario's jails were routinely leading to reduced sentences:
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Ontario’s jail conditions are inhumane and disgraceful, judges say. Criminals are serving shorter sentences as a result
As the premier calls for bail reforms that would see more people locked up while awaiting trial, Ontario’s jails are “in a state of growing crisis.”