The Campbell family says they're continuing to fight for justice for their mother Fenny Campbell.
Donald Wayne Campbell was convicted of first degree murder in the January 1998 death of 45-year-old Fenny Campbell and sentenced to life in prison, with eligibility for full parole after 25 years. He is currently serving his sentence in a minimum security prison in Ontario.
Joel Campbell, who was 18 at the time of the murder, said the family is looking for the public's support as they appeal to the Parole Board of Canada to deny any early conditional release for his father.
"This is simply about one day or one week for us, it's not just this one hearing or this one week coming up," said Campbell. "This is something that our family has been living with for almost a quarter century now, 24 years. We've had to deal with what happened, we've had to deal with the fact that he refuses to take responsibility for what happened, he to this day has not offered any apology to his children. It's a great irony in many ways, while he's the one with the life sentence, we're the ones who would be bearing the bigger burden if he's released in the community."
Don Campbell, is applying for both unescorted temporary absence, as well as day parole.
"So the day parole would allow him to move to another part of Canada, not be in a prison but a halfway house and to be out in the community during certain hours," said Joel. "That includes the possibility of him being in southwestern Ontario."
In a Facebook post, Joel, his brother Brent and sister Alicia are appealing to members of the Sarnia-Lambton community, and across the province to reach out to their local MP's, and express their concerns about Don Campbell's potential release.
"That would be Marilyn Gladu here, but with the post being spread more widely there could be other MP's involved. It could be one of the MP's in London or one of the MP's in Windsor, because this is an issue of concern if we have a serious offender, a first degree murderer who has not taken responsibility for his crimes coming into the community. We just want people to be aware of that."
A virtual parole hearing is scheduled for Thursday, May 26.
Don Campbell was denied an appeal for early parole in 2018.