Lydia Llanto, a former paid caregiver, was recently sentenced to 60 days in jail for assaulting a long-term client, but she'll only spend weekends behind bars. Provincial Court Judge Robin McQuillan said an intermittent sentence was justified because Llanto was a first-time offender and the sole provider for her teenage son. 'Important to send a stronger message'Canada's criminal code only allows for intermittent jail terms for sentences shorter than 90 days. He was given 90 days of intermittent jail time. But in some parts of the country, there have been recurring issues with finding space for people to serve those intermittent sentences.

Source: CBC News May 12, 2018 15:56 UTC