'Riverdale' actor and convicted murderer Ryan Grantham fears for his safety in maximum-security prison: lawyer
Grantham's lawyer says his client could become a target for abuse because of his 'diminutive' stature and 'young-looking' appearance
By Ashley Hume , Caroline Thayer | Fox News
"Riverdale" actor and convicted murderer Ryan Grantham is worried about his safety if he serves his sentence in a maximum-security prison, according to his lawyer, Chris Johnson.
据瑞恩·格兰瑟姆的律师克里斯·约翰逊说，《河谷镇》的演员和被定罪的杀人犯瑞恩·格兰瑟姆担心如果他在最高安全级别的监狱服刑的话，自己的安全不能保障。
The 24-year-old Canadian was sentenced to life in prison with the possibility of parole in 14 years after he pled guilty to the second-degree murder of his mother Barbara Waite.
这名24岁的加拿大人被判终身监禁，14年后有可能假释。此前，他承认杀害母亲芭芭拉·维特，被定为二级谋杀罪。
parole /pəˈrəʊl/ N-V假释；有条件的释放•to be eligible for parole 符合假释条件
Johnson told Fox News Digital Grantham could be at a higher risk of abuse in prison due to his "diminutive" stature and "young-looking" appearance.
约翰逊告诉福克斯新闻数字频道，由于格兰瑟姆“身材矮小”和“看起来很年轻”，他在监狱里受到虐待的风险可能更高。
diminutive /dɪˈmɪnjətɪv/ 极小的；特小的；微小的•She was a diminutive figure beside her husband. 她同丈夫比起来就像个小人。
The Vancouver-based criminal defense lawyer said the issue was first raised during court proceedings by the judge who presided over Grantham's case, Justice Kathleen Ker.
这位温哥华的刑事辩护律师说，这个问题是由主持格兰瑟姆案的法官凯瑟琳·克尔在法庭诉讼过程中首先提出的。
According to Johnson, Justice Ker requested that corrections authorities send Grantham to a medium-security prison instead of a maximum-security facility.
据约翰逊说，克尔法官要求惩教当局将格兰瑟姆送到中等安全级别的监狱，而不是最高安全级别的监狱。
Johnson said he shares her concern over Grantham's safety as the former child actor is 5-foot-2, weighs "about 100 pounds" and "looks like a 17-year-old.
约翰逊说他和她一样担心格兰瑟姆的安全，因为这位前童星身高5英尺2英寸（接近1.58米），体重“约100磅”（90斤多一点），“看起来像一个17岁的孩子”。
"My biggest concern is that he will be preyed upon by other prisoners and perhaps abused by them. We send people to prison to be both punished and rehabilitated. And so I'm hopeful that the latter can take place. We don't send people to prison so they can be punished by other prisoners."
“我最担心的是他会被其他囚犯捕食，也许还会被他们虐待。我们把人送进监狱，让他们接受惩罚和改过自新。所以我希望后者能够发生。我们不会把人送进监狱，让他们受到其他囚犯的惩罚。”
prey upon掠夺，折磨；捕食
Johnson explained that, in the Canadian court system, the court has no authority to determine which institution an offender serves time. He said once an offender is sentenced, correction authorities have jurisdiction over that decision.
约翰逊解释说，在加拿大法院系统中，法院无权决定罪犯在哪个机构服刑。他说，一旦罪犯被判刑，惩教部门就有权作出判决。
"All the judge in our case could do is make a recommendation," Johnson said.
约翰逊说:“在我们的案件中，法官能做的就是提出建议。”
The Correctional Service of Canada (CSC) operates prisons at three levels of security: maximum, medium and minimum. Corrections authorities assess several factors before determining which security level is most appropriate for the offender.
加拿大惩教署(CSC)管理的监狱有三个级别的安全:最高级别、中等级别和最低级别。惩教当局在确定对罪犯最合适的安全级别之前要评估几个因素。
"Almost inevitably a person convicted of murder in the first-degree or second-degree will go to a maximum-security prison for at least two years," Johnson said.
约翰逊说:“几乎不可避免的是，被判一级或二级谋杀罪的人将被关进最高安全级别的监狱至少两年。”
He added that Justice Ker asked "to find out whether that was absolute or whether there was any exception to that."
他补充说，克尔法官要求“查明这是否绝对，或者是否有例外。”
"And we did find out that there could possibly be an exception to that, which is you can make a request to the director of prisons," Johnson said. "And, so essentially, she asked us to do that."
约翰逊说:“我们确实发现可能有一个例外，那就是你可以向监狱主管提出请求。所以，基本上是她让我们这么做的。”
Johnson said that he planned to send the request to the director of prisons this week. He told Fox News Digital Grantham was being held at the North Fraser Regional Pre-trial Centre in Port Coquitlam, British Columbia, pending his trial.
约翰逊说，他计划本周将这一请求提交给监狱主管。他告诉福克斯新闻数字，格兰瑟姆被关押在不列颠哥伦比亚省高奎兰港的北弗雷泽地区预审中心，等待审判。
He will now be transferred to the Pacific Institution, a maximum, medium and minimum federal penitentiary in Abbotsford, British Columbia, until correctional authorities classify him.
他现在将被转移到太平洋监狱，这是位于不列颠哥伦比亚省阿伯茨福德的最高、中等和最低级别联邦监狱，直到惩教当局对他进行分类。
Johnson said Grantham has experienced "almost no issues" in prison.
约翰逊表示，格兰瑟姆在监狱中“几乎没有遇到任何问题”。
"But in pretrial, there's a very high staff to prisoner ratio, and people are supervised quite closely," Johnson said. "And that's not the case when you go to maximum security. There's less supervision."
“但在审前阶段，工作人员与囚犯的比例非常高，而且人们受到非常密切的监督。在最高安全级别的监狱里，情况就不是这样了。缺少监管。”
According to Johnson, Grantham is "apprehensive" about entering a maximum-security prison, adding, "I think he's just apprehensive about that because of his age and appearance."
据约翰逊说，格兰瑟姆对进入最高安全级别的监狱感到“不安”，并补充说，“我认为他只是因为他的年龄和外表而感到不安。”
apprehensive /ˌæprɪˈhensɪv/ adj. ~ (about/of sth)~ (that...) 忧虑的；担心的；疑惧的；恐惧的• I was a little apprehensive about the effects of what I had said. 我有点担忧我说的话的后果。
Johnson said he was concerned about his client's safety because the inmates who are incarcerated in maximum-security prisons are "people who murder other people, gang-related people, dangerous offenders, sexual predators, people like that."
约翰逊说，他担心他当事人的安全，因为被关押在最高安全级别监狱的囚犯是“杀人的人，与帮派有关的人，危险的罪犯，性侵犯者，诸如此类的人。”
inmate /ˈɪnˌmeɪt/ 监犯; (精神病院的) 住院者
incarcerate /ɪnˈkɑːsəreɪt/ v. ~ sb (in sth)监禁；关押；禁闭
predator /ˈprɛdətə/ 1.食肉动物2.掠夺者
Grantham also allegedly organized a plot to kill Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. (David Kawai/Bloomberg)
Despite Grantham pleading guilty to second-degree murder, he should not be subjected to abuse while in prison, the lawyer said.
尽管格兰瑟姆承认二级谋杀，但他在狱中不应该受到虐待，律师说。
"When people plead guilty to a crime, it doesn't mean they're saying, 'Sure, I'll be raped and abused by other prisoners.' That's not part of the deal," Johnson said.
“当人们认罪时，并不意味着他们会说，‘当然，我会被其他囚犯强奸和虐待。这不是协议的一部分，”约翰逊说。
"I'm just doing what I can. I'm not asking for any special treatment. This kid obviously is going to be punished. And, you know, he got a life sentence. He's going to be in jail for at least 14 years. But that doesn't mean that he deserves to be abused by other prisoners.
“我只是在做我能做的。我没要求什么特殊待遇。这孩子显然要受到惩罚。你知道，他被判了无期徒刑。他至少要在监狱里待14年。但这并不意味着他就应该被其他囚犯虐待。
"I like to say that I did what I could to prevent that."
“我想说的是，我尽了最大努力来防止这种情况发生。”
On March 31, 2020, Grantham shot his 64-year-old mother in the back of the head while she was playing piano at their home in Squamish, British Columbia. Prosecutors said the next day he loaded his car with guns and Molotov cocktails before driving to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's home with the aim of assassinating Trudeau.
2020年3月31日，格兰瑟姆在不列颠哥伦比亚省斯夸米什的家中开枪击中了正在弹钢琴的64岁母亲的后脑勺。检察官说，第二天，他在车上装满了枪支和燃烧瓶，然后开车前往总理贾斯廷·特鲁多的家，目的是暗杀特鲁多。
Grantham said that he changed his mind and decided to commit a mass shooting at his college, Simon Fraser University. He ultimately did not go through with either act and instead turned himself into Vancouver Police and admitted to killing his mother.
格兰瑟姆说，他改变了主意，决定在自己的大学西蒙弗雷泽大学实施大规模枪击。他最终没有采取任何行动，而是向温哥华警方自首，承认杀害了他的母亲。
Authorities say Grantham was motivated to murder his mother so she would not have to witness the other violent acts he intended to commit.
当局表示，格兰瑟姆谋杀母亲的动机是为了不让母亲目睹他打算犯下的其他暴力行为。
The "Diary of A Wimpy Kid" actor was initially charged with first-degree murder. However, Johnson told Fox News Digital that Grantham underwent a psychiatric assessment that indicated he was suffering from mental health disorders, including major depression, which enabled him to plead guilty to the lesser charge of second-degree murder.
这位出演过《小屁孩日记》的演员最初被指控犯有一级谋杀罪。然而，约翰逊告诉福克斯新闻数字频道，格兰瑟姆接受了精神病学评估，表明他患有精神疾病，包括重度抑郁症，这使他能够承认二级谋杀的较轻指控。
wimpy /ˈwɪmpɪ/ 怯懦的• a wimpy unpopular schoolboy.一个不受欢迎的怯懦的男生。
psychiatric adj. /ˌsaɪkiˈætrɪk/ 精神病的；精神病学的
UP：这个童星为了不使母亲目睹他犯下刺杀加拿大总统或者校园枪击案这些犯罪，提前杀了他妈，然后去犯罪的路上想了想，还是自首算了。这个脑回路不能理解。抑郁症会想着杀别人吗？为什么很多抑郁症科普都是说这个病的人自己丧失了活着的欲望，而不是想让他人丧失活着的机会。
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