Protesters rally against proposed Kemptville, Ont. prison
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A group of about 50 people gathered for a protest Saturday at the site of a proposed provincial prison in Kemptville, Ont., just south of Ottawa.
The group was gathered at the former farmlands of the Kemptville Agricultural School; now the proposed site for the Eastern Ontario Correctional Complex, a new prison that will house 235 beds with construction expected to begin in 2024.
“Kemptville, in no way, meets the criteria for an appropriate location for a provincial correctional facility,” said Colleen Lynas, a spokesperson for the Coalition Against the Proposed Prison, and one of the speakers at the protest.
“We’re talking about people who are often vulnerable, marginalized, racialized, and a big urban centre like Ottawa has a lot more in the way of resources for those folks than we will ever be able to have in this tiny little community,” she added.
The site is more than 50 kilometres from Ottawa City Hall, and currently isn’t serviced by public transit.
