Bill 21 explained in plain English
Ministry of Correctional Services Amendment Act (Parole), 2016
Ontario legislature bill summary, status, timeline, sponsor, votes, and official sources.
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This bill amends the Ministry of Correctional Services Act to require inmates to sign parole certificates for release and mandates electronic monitoring for certain offenders released on parole.
Bill 21, the Ministry of Correctional Services Amendment Act (Parole), 2016, makes changes to the rules around parole in Ontario. It requires inmates to sign their parole certificate to be released, unless there are exceptional circumstances as determined by the Ontario Parole Board. For inmates convicted of sexual or domestic violence, if released on parole, their location must be electronically monitored unless they are not a safety risk to the victim. The bill also allows for regulations to prescribe further requirements for electronic monitoring.
- Requires inmates to sign their certificate of parole to be released, removing the previous exception for compelling or exceptional circumstances.
- Mandates electronic monitoring for inmates convicted of sexual or domestic violence when released on parole, unless they are not a safety risk to the victim.
- Amends the Ministry of Correctional Services Act to include provisions for electronic monitoring requirements for parolees.
- Allows for regulations to prescribe requirements related to electronic monitoring.
- Inmates in Ontario
- The Ontario Parole Board
- Victims of sexual and domestic violence
- Correctional services in Ontario
- Inmates must sign their parole certificate to be released on parole.
- Inmates convicted of sexual or domestic violence who are granted parole must be subject to electronic monitoring of their location, unless they do not pose a safety risk to their victim.
- The Ontario Parole Board must impose electronic monitoring as a condition for certain offenders on parole.
- The Act comes into force three months after it receives Royal Assent.
- Failure to sign a parole certificate will prevent an inmate from being released on parole.
- The bill does not explicitly state penalties for violating electronic monitoring conditions, but regulations may prescribe requirements.
- The bill does not specify what constitutes 'compelling or exceptional circumstances' for not signing a parole certificate, as this clause was removed.
- The bill does not define 'safety risk to the victim' in the context of electronic monitoring requirements.
- Details regarding the specific requirements for electronic monitoring are to be prescribed by regulation, which are not provided in the bill text.
Amends the Act to change parole release requirements and introduce provisions for electronic monitoring of certain offenders on parole.
Source: Bill 21, 2016, Section 1, 2, 3
Removes the provision that allowed the Ontario Parole Board to release an inmate even if they did not sign their parole certificate under compelling or exceptional circumstances. It is replaced with a requirement to grant parole subject to conditions, including those in section 35.1 (electronic monitoring).
Source: Bill 21, 2016, Section 1
Adds a clause allowing for requirements to be imposed on inmates granted parole who are subject to electronic monitoring.
Source: Bill 21, 2016, Section 3
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