Bissonnette Seeks Medium-Security Transfer

0:00It's May 1st. This is Canada News Today, powered by AI. Alexander Bisonett, the man behind the Quebec City Mosque shooting in January 2017, wants to transfer from maximum to medium security. Prison. He's serving a life sentence after pleading guilty to six first-degree murders and six attempted murders during that attack on worshippers. His lawyer, Sylvie Bordeleis, filed the request back in April at the Montreal Courthouse. She points to his fragile mental health, threats from violent inmates, and being stuck far from family at Port Cartier Institution on Quebec's North. Sure, that distance and danger, she argues, amount to cruel and unusual punishment, worsening his condition daily. Bisonett's case highlights how even lifers face ongoing struggles inside. Multiple assessments already say he qualifies for medium security, where restrictions ease up to prep for lower levels. Mental service Canada keeps max pins for the most dangerous, but his team wants the

1:00Quebec Superior Court to step in and review. We'll keep an eye on how the court rules, as this could shift his whole prison life moving forward.