A high-risk offender sent across the country to live in a Halifax-area halfway house after federal officials deemed him too dangerous for release in B.C. has won a legal battle and $1,000 in costs against Corrections Canada. When asked about Watts's transfer, a spokesperson for Corrections Canada said via email they could not provide specific details of an inmate's case due to the Privacy Act. Spokesperson Isabelle Robitaille said Corrections Canada "respects and follows the decision made by the Court, while remaining committed to ensuring public safety." Following the sixth suspension, and after the anonymous allegations came to light that he had threatened to hurt a halfway house manager, he was shipped out of B.C.

Source: CBC News February 15, 2021 21:30 UTC