Mr. Shipley, when I speak of danger, I'm talking about serious cases serving long prison sentences. I have no objection to federal inmates serving shorter sentences being mixed with provincial inmates. The risk is that inmates labelled as serious cases—these people have generally served 10, 20 or 30 years in prison—will end up with hubcap thieves in a halfway house.
At Archambault, I recently saw a case that required a medium security level, even though the person was held in maximum security at Donnacona. He was sent to a regular CRF. A very minor incident occurred and his parole was revoked.
These people should not be sent to CRFs. They should be given the chance to make very gradual progress. They still need structure and an environment. The inmates need to talk to and meet with staff members. They must talk to each other and connect with each other. Not just anyone who wants to can become a parole officer. A great deal of work must be done.
In terms of the recidivism risk, the person decides to act, not the officer. The officer does their job, but the inmate decides to act.
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