Myles Sanderson was given statutory release from prison prior to a stabbing rampage that left 10 people dead. But a legal expert says his case is unrepresentative of how people behave on this form of release.
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It is not just policing agencies that have a systemic racism problem, Canadian prisons do too
Almost 60% of short-term prisoners reoffend - ensuring they have a place to stay could seriously reduce that risk.
We simply don’t know how many prisoners are released each year, nor their demographic characteristics. As a result, we cannot tailor services that would reduce ex-prisoners’ risks of re-offending.
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