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Canadians Outraged Over Prison Transfer Of Serial Killer Paul Bernardo, While Ignoring Trans-Identified Men In Women's Prisons

A serious double standard is revealed with recent moves by Canada’s Correctional Service agency. Why is it that when a sexual predator who is a trans-identified male is transferred to a women's prison no one bats an eye, but when a male criminal is transferred to a lower-security male prison, a public outcry emerges across Canada?

By Alexandra Ellison4 min read
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Discerning true injustices in today’s culture seems like a never-ending loop of trial and error. Every day we see the mainstream media select and choose which narrative they want to tell – letting pressing issues fall astray. In early June, Canadians were outraged when it was reported that convicted serial killer and rapist, Paul Bernardo was transferred to a medium-security prison. As concerning as this may sound, since 2017, violent inmate prison transfers of murderers and rapists have been happening at an alarming rate – it’s called trans-identified men moving to women’s prisons.