Yes.
Evidence of meeting #33 for Justice and Human Rights in the 40th Parliament, 3rd Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was application.
A recording is available from Parliament.
Evidence of meeting #33 for Justice and Human Rights in the 40th Parliament, 3rd Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was application.
A recording is available from Parliament.
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Counsel, Criminal Law Policy Section, Department of Justice
The most recent numbers that I have indicate that 148 people had their sentence reduced.
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Marc Lemay Bloc Abitibi—Témiscamingue, QC
That is 148.
You are saying that 148 people had a right to a reduction in the time before being eligible for parole.
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Counsel, Criminal Law Policy Section, Department of Justice
These figures date from April 25, 2010, and are provided by the Correctional Service of Canada.
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Counsel, Criminal Law Policy Section, Department of Justice
They also come from the Correctional Service of Canada, but, as I said, the date when we establish the numbers is important. As to the application rate, the total—
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Counsel, Criminal Law Policy Section, Department of Justice
That's the total from March 7, 2010. I have more recent numbers, but they have not changed; we are still talking about 276 people.
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Marc Lemay Bloc Abitibi—Témiscamingue, QC
Of those 148 people as of April 25, 2010, has anyone reoffended?
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Counsel, Criminal Law Policy Section, Department of Justice
According to the information I have, 13 people have re-offended.
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Counsel, Criminal Law Policy Section, Department of Justice
Nine of them had been granted parole, and two were on what we call day parole.
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Marc Lemay Bloc Abitibi—Témiscamingue, QC
Did any of those individuals re-offend by committing first-degree murder?
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Bloc
Marc Lemay Bloc Abitibi—Témiscamingue, QC
Were any of those individuals serving a longer sentence, or had any of them committed a crime warranting a prison sentence of at least 10 years?
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Counsel, Criminal Law Policy Section, Department of Justice
I have the figures regarding prisoners released by the National Parole Board. However, I don't have any figures on their sentences.
