{"id":694904,"date":"2026-05-26T13:18:25","date_gmt":"2026-05-26T13:18:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/694904\/"},"modified":"2026-05-26T13:18:25","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T13:18:25","slug":"stepmother-convicted-of-murdering-of-6-year-old-meika-jordan-granted-absences-from-prison","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/694904\/","title":{"rendered":"Stepmother convicted of murdering of 6-year-old Meika Jordan granted absences from prison"},"content":{"rendered":"

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One of two people convicted of abusing, confining and killing six-year-old Meika Jordan<\/a> of Calgary has been granted escorted temporary absences from prison less than 10 years after the court case ended.<\/p>\n

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Meika\u2019s stepmother, Marie Magoon, was convicted of first-degree murder along with her father, Spencer Jordan, and sentenced to life in prison with no chance of parole for 25 years.<\/p>\n

The Supreme Court of Canada upheld that decision on Nov. 27, 2017.<\/p>\n

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Now, the Parole Board of Canada is allowing Magoon to leave the minimum-security facility in Quebec where she\u2019s serving her sentence for eight hours a month to spend time with her brother.<\/p>\n

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In granting her request, the board said it\u2019s \u201cdesirable for her to be out of the penitentiary to start gradually reintegrating into society.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Meika\u2019s mother and stepfather, Kyla and Brian Woodhouse, said they were shocked that Magoon is even allowed to apply for these types of accommodations so early on in her sentence, and they\u2019re even more upset by the parole board\u2019s decision to grant the escorted temporary absences (ETAs).<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s unfathomable. I didn\u2019t even have words,\u201d Kyla Woodhouse said. \u201cThe feeling that we got was that this is a stepping stone for her to get released, and that isn\u2019t fair. You know, where is our justice?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe message it sends to me is that offenders do and likely always will have more rights than anybody else when it comes to the justice system, especially victims,\u201d Brian Woodhouse said.<\/p>\n

During the hearing, the parole board said Magoon exhibits exemplary behaviour and noted her risk is considered low in terms of violence.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe most disgusting part, there are so many members of our family who would love to spend one more hour with the life that was taken from us,\u201d Kyla said. \u201cIn all honesty, if anything, it just pushes us more.\u201d<\/p>\n

The absences are granted for one year, with one ETA of eight hours allowed every month.<\/p>\n

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You can learn more about this decision on the latest episode of the Crime Beat podcast, available May 26<\/a> on Amazon Music and all other podcast apps June 2.<\/p>\n

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