Organization: Parole Board of Canada
Year: 2020
Month: July
Request Number: A-2020-00012
Request Summary: We are looking for information regarding the following questions: 1. How many requests for releases from prison based on the royal prerogative of mercy have been made since 2005? We would like this data separated by the grounds of the application, who initiated the procedure, and what type of offence was the individual serving time for? 2. How many of these have been successful? We would like this data separated by the grounds of the application, who initiated the procedure, and what type of offence was the individual serving time for? 3. How many requests for respite have been made since 2005 based on RPM? On what grounds? We would like this data separated by the grounds of the application, who initiated the procedure, and what type of offence was the individual serving time for? 4. How many have been successful? On what grounds? We would like this data separated by the grounds of the application, who initiated the procedure, and what type of offence was the individual serving time for? 5. Has clemency ever been granted for a group of individuals as opposed to just an individual since 2005?
Disposition: All disclosed
Number of pages: 2