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It appears the Parole Board of Canada continues to insist convicted killers admit to their crime to become eligible for parole. Insisting on innocence just doesnât cut it in the boardâs eyes. That came through last week with the news that David Scott Hall, convicted of the brutal murder of Peggy-Jo Barkley-Dube in her Coulson Avenue home in May 3, 1999, had been denied full parole Hall was sentenced to life in prison with no parole eligibility for 15 years by Superior Court Justice Gladys Pardu. I am not advocating for Hall in this piece. What I am suggesting is that the parole board get away from any insistence that someone must admit to the crime for which he or she was convicted to be eligible for parole.
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He has been denied full parole in a March 23 video conference hearing.
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However, the board did authorize two, five-day unescorted temporary absences, plus necessary travel time, for personal development to be taken over a one-year period.
He is not to have any contact with his victim’s family and is not to be in the Algoma District, Sault Ste. Marie, Ottawa, Fergus, Ont., or the Greater Toronto Area. He must also report any intimate sexual or non-sexual relationships and friendships with females to his parole supervisor.