Legal reasoning worsens Indigenous over-incarceration
Opinion: A B.C. judge has hammered an Indigenous bit-player in a foiled U.S. smuggling bid.
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Opinion: A B.C. judge has hammered an Indigenous bit-player in a foiled U.S. smuggling bid.
Article content Finding he poses an ongoing risk to the public, a Calgary judge on Tuesday declared a repeat violent criminal a dangerous offender and handed him an indefinite prison term. Justice David Labrenz ruled Dillon Richard Runions met the criteria for a dangerous offender designation and a fixed prison sentence could not guarantee the public’s safety in the future. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, or Man handed indefinite prison term, deemed a dangerous offender Back to video Runions, 30, had earlier pleaded guilty to aggravated assaul...