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VICTORIA - When serial killer Robert Pickton was transferred from British Columbia's Kent Institution to a max...
When serial killer Robert Pickton was transferred from British Columbia's Kent Institution to a maximum security prison in Quebec about six years ago, correctional authorities gave no public explanation or confirmation at the time, citing privacy. But Darryl Plecas, a former prison judge at Kent who went on to be Speaker of the B.C. Legislature, says he thinks he knows why -- Pickton's safety was likely at risk at Kent.
Convicted serial killer was imprisoned in B.C. up until about 6 six years
When serial killer Robert Pickton was transferred from British Columbia's Kent Institution to a maximum security prison in Quebec about six years ago, correctional authorities gave no public explanation or confirmation at the time, citing privacy.