# Douglas Lambier temporary-absence source note

Reviewed September 21, 2026. Original lead: https://www.facebook.com/share/1FitujBffv/?mibextid=wwXIfr . The public photo post resolved to Facebook photo ID1406551881680521, account BC Crime Watch. Caption expanded and privately preserved; image privately inspected. Its portrait explicitly says it is digitally aged. Raw image, residential address and commenter identities are not republished.

## Sources read
- Windsor Star, Trevor Wilhelm: https://windsorstar.com/news/local-news/windsor-child-killer-serving-life-sentence-granted-temporary-leave-from-prison — directly retrieved body and metadata display September15 2026. Reports60-day unescorted temporary absence and denial of full parole. Body says Friday; exact hearing date not assigned.
- Same report syndicated by Toronto Sun: https://torontosun.com/news/local-news/windsor-child-killer-serving-life-sentence-granted-temporary-leave-from-prison/wcm/5bd52c77-df48-4b13-b5dd-079c04961da3 — direct local HTTP403, but full article recovered through public browser and web extraction. Browser displays September15 2026. Not an independent second report.
- Historical sentencing report: https://windsorstar.com/news/local-news/windsor-mom-wages-battle-to-keep-child-killer-behind-bars/wcm/09a301ca-9130-4c4d-b1bc-24058f3efe59/amp — December13/14 2018; names Justice Terry Patterson at October3 2006 sentencing. Current UTA is not attributed to this judge.
- CCRA section116: https://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/c-44.6/section-116.html?wbdisable=true — direct official text; criteria, sixty-day program exception and cancellation.
- Release conditions: https://www.canada.ca/en/parole-board/corporate/publications-and-forms/decision-making-policy-manual-for-board-members/chapter-6.html
- CSC temporary-absence directive: https://www.canada.ca/en/correctional-service/corporate/acts-regulations-policy/commissioners-directives/710-3.html
- Decision request process: https://www.canada.ca/en/parole-board/services/decision-registry/how-do-i-request-a-decision-from-the-registry.html
- VicPD current releases: https://engagement.vicpd.ca/tag/news-releases/ — reviewed latest publicly listed releases and searched for Lambier. No case-specific advisory retrieved; this does not establish that none exists.

## Boundaries
The written PBC decision, exact hearing date/panel, authorized schedule, actual commencement, placement particulars and special conditions remain unverified. No records request or outreach was submitted. Published piece reports attributable public news, not a new police bulletin or a misconduct finding. The murder-associated sexual-assault charge was reported dropped; it is not described as a conviction. Sensitive offence detail is omitted. No altered likeness, family photographs or residential address is published. General legal rules are not proof of the case-specific conditions or future safety.