Serial Killer Paul Bernardo’s Transfer to Medium-Security Prison ‘Incomprehensible,’ Says Minister

Paul Bernardo is shown in this courtroom sketch during Ontario court proceedings via video link in Napanee, Ont., on Oct. 5, 2018. Greg Banning/The Canadian Press

Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino said the decision by the Correctional Service of Canada (CSC) to transfer serial killer Paul Bernardo to a medium-security institution is “shocking and incomprehensible.”

“Our thoughts are with the families of Kristen French and Leslie Mahaffy, and all those affected by these horrific crimes,” he said in a statement on June 2.