Corrections and Conditional Release Act (S.C. 1992, c. 20)

Marginal note:Purpose of correctional system

3 The purpose of the federal correctional system is to contribute to the maintenance of a just, peaceful and safe society by

• (a) carrying out sentences imposed by courts through the safe and humane custody and supervision of offenders; and

• (b) assisting the rehabilitation of offenders and their reintegration into the community as law-abiding citizens through the provision of programs in penitentiaries and in the community.