CanWest News Service The Windsor Star
Published: Saturday, September 08, 2007 DORCHESTER, N.B. -
When a convicted murderer escaped from a New Brunswick prison Thursday, officials refused to release his photograph, citing departmental privacy policy. Gary Gormley, 39, was serving a life sentence for second-degree murder, and is considered violent. Under its privacy rules, a photo of a convict can't be released unless the inmate gives permission and signs a release form, said Corrections Canada. Even though he broke out of jail Thursday, Gormley still has a right to privacy as an inmate.
THAT'S POLICY
"Unfortunately, that's the policy we are dealing with right now. Until changes are made, we have to respect it," said Maurice LeBlanc of the Westmoreland Institution in Dorchester.RCMP eventually released the photo after a media request.
The delay has angered people in this prison town. "I believe we have the right to know who is free in our community, so if we sight him he can be reported," said Melvin Goodland, Dorchester's mayor. LeBlanc says Corrections may change its policy.
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