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Old 06-08-2005, 04:07 PM
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Originally posted by KillarneyRose
The crimes took place in Ontario, yet she was imprisioned in Quebec. In the US, criminals are tried and imprisoned in the states where they committed the crimes (unless it's a federal case). Is this not the case in Canada? I didn't see anything in the articles I read addressing this.

All criminal law in Canada is federal jurisdiction, there is no provincial criminal law (only what is termed as "quasi-criminal"). The criminal code of Canada covers the entire country, and department of corrections, the federal ministry in charge of prisoners makes the determination as to where prisoners are incarcerated.
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