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Advocate questions historically harsh sentence for Winnipeg homeless killer

By Dennis Ward
Jun 28, 2016

John Ostamas was sentenced to life in prison with no parole eligibility for 75 years after he pled guilty to killing three men

Dennis Ward
APTN National News
The sentence given to a serial killer is raising concerns.

John Paul Ostamas was handed three consecutive life sentences with no chance of parole for 75 years.

An advocate for rehabilitating inmates thinks the sentence is ushering in a new era of harsh punishment.

 

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