Government of Saskatchewan ministries, Crown corporations and organizations are working to minimize the impacts of the postal service disruption.
Les ministères, les sociétés d’État et les organismes du gouvernement de la Saskatchewan travaillent à réduire au minimum les répercussions de l’interruption des services postaux.
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Released on February 23, 2010
Saskatchewan's Justice Minister and Attorney General Don Morgan expressed his support that federal Bill C-25 has been proclaimed and is being implemented.
"We have been vigorously pursuing this new legislation with our provincial colleagues and the federal government as part of our commitment to make Saskatchewan a safer place to live," Morgan said. "This new law better reflects the conditions for people on remand today. It will allow for sentences that clearly match the seriousness of the crime."
The old law dates back to a time when remand conditions were considered harsher than sentenced custody time, with a general rule that offenders here given two for one credit for remand time served when sentenced. Some offenders would delay their sentencing to benefit from the two for one credit, and therefore, spend less time in jail. The two for one credit also caused confusion about the sentence the offender received as often it was not clear how the time credited for remand was calculated into the overall sentence.
"We are currently working with police, Crown prosecutors and the courts to implement this reform, which will affect how we deal with people held in custody after February 22," Morgan said.
While the general rule will be one to one credit for time served prior to conviction and sentencing, the credit can be up to 1.5 to one credit in exceptional circumstance, at a judge's discretion. The new credit limits will only apply to those offenders remanded after February 22, 2010 and does not apply at all to Young Offenders.
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For more information, contact:
Laur'Lei Silzer
Justice and Attorney General
Regina
Phone: 306-787-0775
Email: laurlei.silzer@gov.sk.ca
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