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The political fallout from Paul Bernardo’s prison transfer

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The Controversy Surrounding the Transfer of Paul Bernardo to La Macaza in Quebec

Paul Bernardo was convicted in 1995 of the kidnapping, aggravated sexual assault, and first degree murder of teenagers Leslie Mahofie and Kristen French. He had been serving time in Millhaven, a maximum security prison in Bath, Ontario. Correctional service of Canada says it deemed Bernardo could be safely managed in a medium security prison. But exactly why he was transferred to La Macaza institution in the Laurentians region of Quebec is a big question victim's families still have.

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