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Since it first became legal in Canada in June 2016, 10 federal prisoners have been granted a medically-assisted death (MAID), according to the Correctional Service of Canada. The Correctional Service of Canada (CSC) also says that as of Aug. 31 this year, a total of 32 prisoners have requested MAID. …
Read More »Paul Bernardo prison transfer needed to be kept ‘low profile,’ officials said
Senior officials within Correctional Service Canada (CSC) and Public Safety Canada said the then-looming transfer of serial killer Paul Bernardo to a medium-security prison needed to be kept “low profile” and under a “close hold” just days before it happened, internal emails show. The newly-released emails also show the CSC …
Read More »Bernardo transfer spurred CSC questions on whether Mendicino knew: emails
Days after Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino shared his outrage on social media over the transfer of notorious serial killer Paul Bernardo to a medium-security prison, the head of Canada’s federal prison system asked the department whether the politician had been told of the move. Anne Kelly, the commissioner of …
Read More »A Canadian Al Qaeda bomb-maker is coming out of prison. When are terrorists ready for release?
Caught recruiting for an Al Qaeda-linked terrorist cell in Ottawa, Hiva Alizadeh was sentenced to 24 years in 2014. But he is already being released after telling the Parole Board of Canada on Wednesday that he had abandoned terrorism and was ready to move on. At a hearing to approve …
Read More »Woman serving life sentence for second degree murder escapes Winnipeg facility – Winnipeg
By The Staff The Canadian Press Posted December 27, 2022 3:34 pm Descrease article font size Increase article font size The Correctional Service of Canada says a woman serving a life sentence for second-degree murder escaped a minimum-security facility in Winnipeg by walking out the back door. The federal agency …
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