BREAKING: Decision to transfer Paul Bernardo 'sound' and followed protocol, corrections review finds
The highly contentious decision by the Correctional Service of Canada to transfer notorious serial rapist and convicted killer Paul Bernardo to a medium-security prison was "sound" and followed all applicable laws and policies, a review has found.
"The offender’s Case Management Team has worked for many years to facilitate the offender’s integration within the inmate population," reads the 85-page review. This finding has prompted the panel to recommend CSC share the review and recommendations with the registered victims prior to being released publicly, which has happened.
Kelly and officials are holding a press conference in Ottawa to speak to their findings regarding the much-maligned transfer.Bernardo's transfer was largely kept under wraps within the government until it occurred, sparking a fury of political controversy centred around Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino.the "appropriateness" of Bernardo's security classification and subsequent transfer.
After it was revealed that the minister's office and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's office knew about plans to transfer Bernardo months before it happened, Mendicino "dealt with" the "breakdown in information flow" within his office andThursday's release indicates that ministerial directive has now been drafted and will be implemented.
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