Bill C-53 · 40th Parliament · Stephen Harper
Protecting Canadians by Ending Early Release for Criminals Act
An Act to amend the Corrections and Conditional Release Act (accelerated parole review) and to make consequential amendments to other Acts
Government bill. Died when Parliament ended.
- IntroducedOct. 26, 2009
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- Stephen HarperPrime Minister
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On 26 October 2009, the Minister of Public Safety introduced Bill C-53, An Act to amend the Corrections and Conditional Release Act (accelerated parole review) and to make consequential amendments to other Acts (Protecting Canadians by Ending Early Release for Criminals Act), in the House of Commons and it was given first reading. Under the current system, Accelerated Parole Review provides a streamlined parole review process for “non-violent” offenders serving their first prison sentence. Currently, “non-violent” offenders can access day parole at one-sixth of their sentence, and full parole at one-third of their sentence. Accelerated Parole Review is already not available if the offender has been convicted of a violent offence or serious drug offence where an order has been made for parole eligibility at one-half of sentence. Also offenders serving sentences for criminal organization offences, or whose day parole has been revoked, are not eligible for accelerated parole review. This enactment amends the Corrections and Conditional Release Act to eliminate accelerated parole review and makes consequential amendments to other Acts. This enactment also makes coordinating amendments …
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