By Steve Lambert Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew has asked the prime minister for stiffer sentences for repeat or serial killers, citing the recent release of one killer that Kinew says “disgusts” him. In a letter to Prime Minister Mark Carney, Kinew said he also wants changes to the parole system in the wake of the release of Shawn Lamb, who pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the 2012 deaths of two Indigenous women — Carolyn Sinclair and Lorna Blacksmith — and was sentenced to 20 years the following year. Lamb was released earlier this month under statutory release — a provision under federal law that sees most inmates automatically let out after serving two-thirds of their sentence. Kinew said the release “is not justice.” “The release of Mr. Lamb disgusts many…
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