"Martin was convicted of money laundering by a Mexican judge last week and sentenced to five years in prison in Mexico without parole, as well as a fine of 35,800 pesos, or around $3,500.
Last week, the Conservative government paid the fine in order to expedite her transfer.
Jason Kenney, the secretary of state for multiculturalism, travelled to the prison near Guadalajara last week to discuss arrangements for her transfer."
Remember this story from May 2008?
Brenda Martin never admitted her guilt -- under the new rule for prison transfer that Canadian would still be in a Mexican prison
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Is it that I'm being worn down or is it that fascism is expanding at to a horrific rate to keep up with?
Martin had said at some point she'd have preferred to stay in Mexico. I am not sure you know what your talking about.
This week the National Parole Board imposed new conditions on Martin's release because of "incidents of excessive alcohol consumption."
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If a person convicted in another country wants to leave that country and serve time in Canada wouldn't it be wrong for Canada to imprison that person if they were, in fact, innocent of the crime? And I assume that a transfer means the end of any appeals then we would have to assume that the convicted person wanting to go to jail in Canada is guilty. So, why is it so bad to ask those who WANT to spend time in Canadian prisons to admit their guilt?
It offends a prisoner's conscience, especially if they really are innocent, to admit guilt in order to serve sentence in Canada. Serving time in Canada rather than mexico is not a reward: it is simply a lessening of the punishment. Demanding a confession in order to lessen punishment after a trial (rather than before, during, or pending appeal) is unfair, and an additional punishment.
Whether a prisoner is transferred or not should not depend upon in any form upon what a prisoner personally thinks about their trial. The decision should be made on a neutral consideration of evidence.
It's hard to come by well-informed people for this subject, however, you seem like you know what you're talking about!
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