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December 10, Local News. Letters to the editor: Nov. November 9, Local News. Tori Stafford's family makes breakthrough as Liberals change 'healing lodge' transfer rules When Tori Stafford's family got official notice last year that the woman who killed their little girl had been transferred from prison to a healing lodge, they figured there was nothing they could do.

In that time, however, Correctional Services has deemed McClintic worthy of such a transfer. We don't know what — if any — changes in her behaviour prompted the move officials will not comment on the specifics of her case , but even if McClintic has technically met the requirements of getting a bed at the facility, the decision undermines a pillar of the justice system —that justice not only be done but be seen to be done, especially in cases that resonate so widely and profoundly.

The whole country looked for Tori in the months between her disappearance and the discovery of her body. We peered at the security footage recorded outside Oliver Stephens Public School.

We remember her Hannah Montana shirt. We need to trust that our corrections system will properly punish the perpetrators of the most grotesque acts. We need to see that justice is being done.

There is no objective threshold to determine what constitutes "adequate" prison time for someone who lures and murders an eight-year-old. Many would consider a lifetime behind bars as too lenient of a punishment. But without question, it should be long enough for that little girl's shirt to become thoroughly outdated. This column is part of CBC's Opinion section. For more information about this section, please read this editor's blog and our FAQ. Opinion In no universe is it appropriate for a child murderer to serve her sentence in a healing lodge: Robyn Urback We need to trust that our corrections system will properly punish the perpetrators of the most grotesque acts.

The recent decision to transfer child killer Terri-Lynne McClintic from prison to an Indigenous healing lodge undermines that trust and betrays a fundamental principle of justice: that it not just be done but seen to be done.

Social Sharing. WARNING: This column contains graphic descriptions of violence It's funny how the mind recalls the most mundane details about the most horrific crimes: the red shirt Terri-Lynne McClintic wore while accompanying police in the search for the body of Tori Stafford; how McClintic used the self-checkout to pay for the tools she'd use to destroy and dispose of the eight-year-old; how Tori's body was found with nothing on but a Hannah Montana T-shirt.