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A couple of weeks after the sentencing, Welsh-Gallon says she got a call from the correctional centre informing her there was a chance Beros, considered a low risk to reoffend, would get out under an early release program. On Jan. 10, she got another call notifying her that he would be released the next day.

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Drew Wilby, a spokesman with the Ministry of Justice, would not comment specifically on Beros’ release, but said sentenced provincial inmates can be approved for “reintegration leave” after serving a minimum of one-sixth of their sentence.

The decision to grant a leave is made by a panel and is based on an “established criteria and policy.” Inmates are released on conditions. If those conditions are violated, the inmate could be put back into jail.

Wilby said the reintegration leave is designed to “contribute to the rehabilitation of inmates and their reintegration into the community as law-abiding citizens.”

Welsh-Gallon wanted to be in Regina for Beros’ court proceedings, but was unable to get time off work. She regrets never getting to see the face of the man who struck her father with his truck.

Welsh-Gallon contacted lawyers with the intention of filing a lawsuit against Beros, but was told it would not be possible because he had no-fault insurance.

Gallon had moved to Regina from Bowmanville, Ont., three years before his death to take a job. On the night of the collision, Gallon had sent his daughter a message saying he had been saving money to fly down to see her and meet his grandson. In her victim impact statement, Welsh-Gallon said she didn’t see the message until the next day. She spent the next year agonizing over whether she could have prevented his death by responding to the messages, potentially delaying his bike ride.