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COALITION AGAINST PROPOSED PRISONS
(CAPP)
OPERATIONAL CAPACITY OF ONTARIO PROVINCIAL JAILS THAT REMAIN OPEN
WYNNE GOVERNMENT (April 2013 – June 2018) vs. FORD GOVERNMENT (June 2018 – present)
CAPP-NOPE ALTERNATIVES
Since taking office in June 2018, the Ford government has announced plans to build 1,626 new provincial jail beds.
There are cheaper and more effective ways to enhance our collective well-being and safety than more imprisonment.
NEWS: The CAPP EVOLUTION
August 27, 2025
Five years ago, the Ford government declared its plan to destroy Kemptville farmland to build a prison. The community knows the fight isn’t over. Click here for the CAPP EVOLUTION document and the NOPE (No Ontario Prison Expansion) statement to see how we’re pushing back and building momentum - and watch our newest video, #NOPE, below...
The Coalition Against Proposed Prisons (CAPP)
Together, we can save the farmland in Kemptville located on unceded and unsurrendered Algonquin Anishinaabe Territory,
as well as stop other provincial jail infrastructure from being built.
No new prisons in any backyard. Let's build communities, not cages.
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Join us for a historical journey to explore the former Kemptville Agricultural College farm buildings that the Ford government plans to destroy (along with 180 acres of prime agricultural land) to build a prison that no one asked for and that will benefit only the developers who want to build it and the politicians who made it happen.
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A new report released October 9, 2024 by a research team based at the University of Ottawa has raised concerns about the environmental impacts associated with the plan to build a new 235-bed provincial prison in Kemptville, which was announced by Ontario Premier Doug Ford and local Member of Provincial Parliament Steve Clark in August 2020.
Click here to read the full report
CAPP is a coalition of people and groups opposed to the construction of a 235-bed prison in Kemptville, Ontario, Canada and other jail infrastructure projects in the province. Please browse the rest of our site for information about the campaign and read how you can become involved.
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