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Are the penalties stiff enough for violent offenders?

When Raymond Caissie was charged with the murder of Serena Vermeersch this week, many were scratching their heads as to why someone who was already deemed a high risk to reoffend was able to allegedly add to his list of victims.

When Raymond Caissie was charged with the murder of Serena Vermeersch this week, many were scratching their heads as to why someone who was already deemed a high risk to reoffend was able to allegedly add to his list of victims. But Caissie had served his time, put in the 22 years he was charged with for a violent sexual assault. So how could someone who was considered to be a high risk to reoffend not still be behind bars? Should criminals who are a high risk to reoffend be able to walk the streets, even after serving their time?