Prison officials intervened to stop Paul Bernardo from making public statement
Newly released documents show that Correctional Service Canada stopped Paul Bernardo from having his lawyer make a statement to the media as controversy swirled around the notorious killer's transfer to a medium-security prison.
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![Paul Bernardo arrives at the provincial courthouse in Toronto, Nov.3, 1995. The government's long-promised plan to lock up some criminals and throw away the key will only make prisons more dangerous, opposition MPs say. A man in a tie sits in a prison van.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.2935451.1686953554!/cpImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/life-in-prison-20150127.jpg)
Newly released documents show that Correctional Service Canada stopped Paul Bernardo from having his lawyer make a statement to the media as controversy swirled around the notorious killer's transfer to a medium-security prison.