Policy Bulletin 619

Policy Numbers and Titles:

Commissioner’s Directive (CD) 541 – Interjurisdictional and CCRA Section 81 Agreements
CD 705-6 – Correctional Planning and  Criminal Profile
CD 706 – Classification of Institutions
CD 710-1 – Progress Against the Correctional Plan
CD 710-2 – Transfer of Inmates
Guidelines (GL) 710-2-1 - CCRA Section 81: Transfers
GL 710-2-3 – Inmate Transfer Processes

Why were the policies changed?

Following a full review of the above-mentioned policies and associated guidelines, changes were made to improve our case management decision-making and to better align our transfer and security classification policies as well as to ensure that:

• the role of the Deputy Commissioner for Women is strengthened in the decision-making process relative to transfers of offenders to all women’s Institutions/Healing Lodges; and,
• Indigenous communities are engaged in transfer recommendations, as part of an interdisciplinary case management approach.

These revised policies will ensure more structured sentence planning for medium-security offenders serving long-term sentences before a transfer decision to a multi-level healing lodge, which has a defined but not directly controlled perimeter, is made.

The following factors in the transfer policy for such offenders will be considered :

• the length of an inmate’s sentence;
• the time remaining before an inmate is eligible for an Unescorted Temporary Absence (UTA); and,
• the requirement for a long-term offender to be in the ‘preparation for release’ or ‘reintegration into the community’ phase of their Correctional Plan as per Annex G of CD 705-6.

How were the policies developed?

These amendments result from discussions held between the following sectors, in collaboration with the Strategic Policy Division:

• Senior Deputy Commissioner;
• Correctional Operations and Programs; and,
• Women Offender.

Who will be affected by the policies?

These policies apply to the individuals detailed in the policy documents.

Accountabilities?

Roles and responsibilities are detailed in the policy documents.

Date modified:

2018-11-07