Notorious serial killer and rapist Paul Bernardo will stay in a medium-security prison, as Correctional Service Canada (CSC) commissioner Anne Kelly says the decision to transfer him from maximum-security facility was “sound.” David Akin explains how the CSC is defending the move, and the bitter opposition by the families of Bernardo’s victims.
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