A total of 27 federal inmates in prisons across Canada have applied for medical assistance in dying (MAID) since it was first legalized by the Liberal government in 2016, says the Correctional Service of Canada (CSC).
Of those 27 offenders, nine have been authorized to receive MAID, says the CSC, which is the federal government agency responsible for the incarceration and rehabilitation of convicted criminal offenders sentenced to at least two years in prison.
The CSC said that the statistics are current as of March 31, 2023.
When asked how many of the offenders received MAID within a penitentiary, the CSC said it could not provide further details due to privacy reasons….