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CAPP Kemptville

Coalition Against
the Proposed
Prison
Together, we can save the farmland in Kemptville located on unceded and unsurrendered Algonquin Anishinaabe Territory
CAPP is a coalition of people and groups opposed to the construction of a 235-bed prison in Kemptville, Ontario, Canada. Please browse the rest of our site for information about the proposed prison and how you can become involved.
Judical Review Application

AUGUST 15, 2022: Two residents of the small, rural town of Kemptville filed a Notice of Application with the Divisional Court of Ontario for a Judicial Review of the Ontario government’s proposed plan to pave over prime farmland and bulldoze existing farm buildings located on the former Kemptville Agricultural College to build a provincial prison.
UPDATE
May 1, 2023: Superior Court Justice Robert Smith rejected the province's bid to quash the case. For more information about the Judicial Review, including the legal documents, press releases and backgrounders, click here.
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