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CALGARY Former chief of the Calgary Police Service Rick Hanson has been appointed the chair of Alberta s new parole board. The Alberta Parole Board determines parole or early eligibility for those serving sentences in provincial correctional facilities, which are sentences less than two years. Hanson, who was also a former chief superintendent of the RCMP K division, will serve a three year term as chief with the board. “I would like to thank Minister Madu for the honour of being appointed as the chair of the newly-created Alberta Parole Board,” Hanson said. “It is a privilege to continue to serve Albertans, and I look forward to working with the other board members. It is our firm commitment to work diligently to make our communities safer.”
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Alberta’s first provincial parole board will be up and running as of Feb. 1, Justice Minister Kaycee Madu announced Thursday afternoon.
In June, the Alberta Government passed legislation creating the Alberta Parole Board, which will take over control of the fate of provincial prisoners from the federal government, in an effort to tackle rural crime.
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“The parole board will act as a safeguard against repeat offenders targeting families and properties, particularly in our rural communities,” Madu said.
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Alberta now has its own parole board.
The new independent provincial parole board aims to provide a fairer, faster, and more responsive justice system that better protects Albertans.
UCP Justice Minister, Kaycee Madu says the Alberta Parole Board is, in part, the result of a lack of action by the federal government in addressing the province’s request for a fair deal in Confederation.
“The Alberta government must continue to assert its jurisdictional authority where it can, like a provincial parole board. The provincial government has assembled a skilled, diverse and experienced team, and I have the utmost confidence in the Alberta Parole Board members to deliver fair decisions on behalf of Albertans,” says Madu.