{"id":"5a8fd221-e9d9-41cf-8ca8-d22827a83964","url":"https://globalnews.ca/news/12048595/mayors-push-to-turn-oliver-correctional-centre-into-mandatory-care-facility/","domain":"globalnews.ca","outlet":{"name":"Ca","country":"CA","cred":null,"lean":null,"curated":false},"title":"Mayors push to turn Oliver correctional centre into mandatory care facility","plainHeadline":"Okanagan mayors seek to convert Oliver Correctional Centre into mandatory care facility","rewrite":{"model":null,"at":null},"summary":["Okanagan mayors push provincial action to repurpose unused space.","Site considered is Oliver's correctional centre, currently underutilized.","Average daily inmate count last year was about 200 of 401 cells.","Ministry says converting space needs care infrastructure and professionals.","Conversations resume at Union of B.C. Municipalities convention."],"topics":["Politics","Health","Environment"],"lang":"eng","publishedAt":"2026-09-05T17:57:47.000Z","ingestedAt":"2026-09-05T18:04:14.479Z","story":null}