Parole Ineligibility

• Parents of guard killed in HUB Mall shooting ‘deflated’ after Supreme Court decision

  Travis Baumgartner was given life in prison without a chance of parole for 40 years, but the Supreme Court struck down the consecutive sentence provision in May.

  Crime

  Jun 28, 2022
  
• Convicted murderers win sentence appeals in Alberta, will get earlier chance to apply for parole

  Four men, each convicted of at least two counts of first-degree murder, have won the right to be able to apply for parole earlier than their initial sentences called for.

  Crime

  Jun 25, 2022
  
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• Dellen Millard, Mark Smich to serve consecutive life sentences for Babcock murder

  A jury found Dellen Millard and Mark Smich guilty of first-degree murder in the presumed death of Laura Babcock, who went missing more than five years ago and whose body has not been found.

  Crime

  Feb 26, 2018
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• ‘U.S. model’ for parole ineligibility likely to face court challenge in Canada: lawyers

  Legal experts say a sentencing provision that can keep killers in prison for the rest of their lives is likely to make its way to the Supreme Court of Canada.

  Canada

  Dec 17, 2017
• Alberta woman found guilty in husband’s death ineligible for parole for 13 years

  A former Alberta teacher convicted of second-degree murder in her husband's 2014 death has been sentenced to life in prison with no chance of parole for 13 years.

  Crime

  Jan 19, 2017
• No chance of parole for 17 years for Meika Jordan’s killers

  The Calgary couple found guilty of killing six-year-old Meika Jordan will have to spend 17 years in prison before they can be considered parole.

  Crime

  Sep 18, 2015