1992, c. 20 Corrections and Conditional Release Act 1 (1) The portion of section 28 of the  Corrections and Conditional Release Act  before paragraph (a) is replaced by the following: Criteria for selection of penitentiary 28 If a person is or is to be confined in a penitentiary, the Service shall take all reasonable steps to ensure that the penitentiary in which they are confined is one that provides them with  an  environment  that contains only the necessary restrictions , taking into account (2) Section 28 of the Act is renumbered as subsection 28(1) and is amended by adding the following: Maximum security (2) An inmate who was assigned a security classification of maximum under subsection 30(1.1) shall be confined in a penitentiary or area in a penitentiary that has been assigned a security classification of “maximum security”. 2 The portion of section 29 of the Act before paragraph (a) is replaced by the following: Transfers 29 Subject to subsection 30(1.1) , the Commissioner may authorize the transfer of a person who is sentenced, transferred, or committed to a penitentiary 3 Subsection 30(1) of the Act is replaced by the following: Service to classify each inmate 30 (1) Subject to subsection (1.1) , the Service shall assign a security classification of maximum, medium or minimum to each inmate in accordance with the regulations made under paragraph 96(z.6). Maximum security classification  (1.1) The Service shall assign a security classification of maximum to any inmate who has been found to be a dangerous offender under Part XXIV of the  Criminal Code  or who has been convicted of more than one first degree murder within the meaning of section 231 of that Act. 4 Subsection 115(3) of the Act is replaced by the following: Maximum security (3) Offenders who,  under  subsection 30(1) and the regulations made under paragraph 96(z.6)  or under subsection 30(1.1) , are classified as maximum security offenders are not eligible for an unescorted temporary absence.