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Under the Correctional and Conditional Release Act, offenders are eligible for Escorted and Unescorted Temporary Absences. These may be granted for medical, administrative, community service, family contact, personal development, and compassionate reasons by the warden of an institution. For certain offenders serving life sentences, National Parole Board approval is required. In these cases, the Board conducts a thorough risk assessment as part of its decision, with public safety as the primary focus. Research has shown that the supervised and gradual reintegration of offenders into society is the best method to ensure public safety, and successful completion rates for escorted and unescorted temporary absences is consistently above 99%. [more]