Just like out of a scene from OZ two men in federal prison for murder in Quebec find love and will marry later this month. This will be the first same sex marriage from behind bars at the Cowansville Penitentiary.
David Benard 22 is serving a 10 year sentence for involuntary manslaughter and Sony Martin 26 serving a life term for second degree murder. The two lovebirds met behind bars. While Bedard will be eligible for parole in a couple of years, Martin, under the terms of his sentence is ineligible for parole before 2020.
But when it is over the couple won't be getting a honeymoon. They won't even be allowed to live together in the same cell. In fact, each man has been assigned to a different cell block, and there is nothing stopping Corrections Canada from moving either of the men to a different prison.
They will not be allowed conjugal visits and will get to be together only when prisoners have common time - at the gym, outdoor activities, and meals.
"Gay weddings have been legal since July 2005 and the first union between same-sex inmates occurred in November 2006, so it's not frequent," prison spokesperson Jean-Yves Roy told the Montreal Gazette.
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