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Calls for justice system reform follow release of man who killed two Indigenous women
Shawn Lamb was released after serving two-thirds of a 20-year sentence for manslaughter of two Indigenous women, prompting protests and calls for justice reform.
- Shawn Lamb received statutory release earlier this month, a development first reported by The Canadian Press on Nov. 17, 2025.
- Under current rules, offenders serving life or indeterminate sentences are ineligible for statutory release, so federal correctional policy treats determinate and indeterminate sentences differently.
- Shawn Lamb pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the 2012 deaths of Carolyn Sinclair and Lorna Blacksmith and was sentenced to a 20-year determinate term.
- A woman whose cousin was killed called the release last week another outrage, while Melissa Robinson urged that families be central to justice and sought consecutive life sentences.
- Amid renewed scrutiny, the release has reignited protests, including a rally at the Manitoba Legislature in Winnipeg on November 17, 2025.
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Calls for justice system reform follow release of man who killed two Indigenous women
Breaking News, Sports, Manitoba, Canada
·Winnipeg, Canada
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OTTAWA—An advocate for murdered and missing Aboriginal women stated on Monday that the release of a man who killed two women in Manitoba is another scandal in a judicial system that victimizes Aboriginal women and girls. Melissa Robinson said that she was shocked and angry when she learned last week that Shawn Lamb had obtained a discharge of office. Lamb pleaded guilty to involuntary homicide in the death of two Aboriginal women in 2012, Caroly…
·Richelieu, Canada
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