By paNOW Staff

Convicted killer up for statutory release

Nov 26, 2014 | 4:20 PM

A man serving a more than 13-year sentence at the Saskatchewan Penitentiary could be released a week from Sunday.

Terrance Bear is eligible for statutory release Dec. 7.

Bear was convicted of two counts of manslaughter, two counts of mischief in relation to other property, escaping lawful custody and possession for the purpose of trafficking and began serving his sentence Nov. 30, 2005.

In September 2011, Bear escaped the minimum security facility Willow Cree Healing Lodge in Duck Lake and was on the loose for around three weeks before being located by Prince Albert police. 

Under the current law most offenders are eligible for statutory release if they serve two-thirds of their sentence.  At this point offenders would be released from an institution to serve the balance of their sentence under supervision in a community.

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“If it’s deemed they’d be an unmanageable risk to public safety, an offender could be detained, but it would have to be under very special circumstance that they’re likely to commit a very serious offence,” said Jeff Campbell, regional communications manager for Correction Service Canada.

Under the Privacy Act Campbell could not say which community Bear could serve out his sentence which would end June 1, 2019.  However, Prince Albert Police Service said they have been warned about Bear’s release.

“The usual procedure is an offender transferred to a community setting and they’ll be living under supervision for the remainder of their sentence, so typically they’ll be living in a halfway house type setting and have some measures in place to ensure the public safety is maintained,” he said.

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