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OCDC inmate calling for expansion (CTV)

An inmate at the Ottawa Carleton Detention Centre (OCDC) says inmates at the facility have to beg for toilet paper and are denied proper medical treatment.

OPSEU President Warren (Smokey) Thomas has called on Correctional Services Minister Yasir Naqvi to resign and says he wants the provincial government to let the media into the jail so the public can see its conditions for themselves.

Watch the full clip on CTV News Ottawa.