Bill C-12 (Historical)

Drug-Free Prisons Act

An Act to amend the Corrections and Conditional Release Act

This bill was last introduced in the 41st Parliament, 2nd Session, which ended in August 2015.

Sponsor

Steven Blaney  Conservative

Status

This bill has received Royal Assent and is now law.

Summary

This is from the published bill. The Library of Parliament often publishes better independent summaries.

This enactment amends the Corrections and Conditional Release Act to require the Parole Board of Canada (or a provincial parole board, if applicable) to cancel parole granted to an offender if, before the offender’s release, the offender tests positive in a urinalysis, or fails or refuses to provide a urine sample, and the Board considers that the criteria for granting parole are no longer met. It also amends that Act to clarify that any conditions set by a releasing authority on an offender’s parole, statutory release or unescorted temporary absence may include conditions regarding the offender’s use of drugs or alcohol, including in cases when that use has been identified as a risk factor in the offender’s criminal behaviour.

Elsewhere

All sorts of information on this bill is available at LEGISinfo, an excellent resource from the Library of Parliament. You can also read the full text of the bill.

Public Safety and National Security Committee, on Jan. 27, 2015

Public Safety and National Security Committee, on Jan. 29, 2015

  • Kim Pate, Executive Director, Canadian Association of Elizabeth Fry Societies
  • Catherine Latimer, Executive Director, John Howard Society of Canada
  • Kevin Grabowsky, National President, Union of Canadian Correctional Officers
  • Rebecca Jesseman, Director, Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse
  • David Berner, Executive Director, Drug Prevention Network of Canada
  • Howard Sapers, Correctional Investigator, Office of the Correctional Investigator

Public Safety and National Security Committee, on Feb. 3, 2015