The Truth in Sentencing Act, S.C. 2009, c. 29 (operative from Feb. 22, 2010), purported to correct the «untruthful» sentencing practice of awarding 2 days reduction in the sentence imposed for each day spent in pre-sentencing custody (PSC), which was awarded in compensation for
terrible jail conditions suffered during PSC, and lost eligibility for release on parole.
That
jail over-crowding in terrible conditions such as in Toronto's Don Jail, soon led to plea bargaining as we know it now, wherein the Crown's recommendation as to length of sentence is taken as a «presumptive sentence» — a rebuttable presumption for defence counsel to overc
jail over-crowding in
terrible conditions such as in Toronto's Don
Jail, soon led to plea bargaining as we know it now, wherein the Crown's recommendation as to length of sentence is taken as a «presumptive sentence» — a rebuttable presumption for defence counsel to overc
Jail, soon led to plea bargaining as we know it now, wherein the Crown's recommendation as to length of sentence is taken as a «presumptive sentence» — a rebuttable presumption for defence counsel to overcome.