THE INDETERMINATE SENTENCE IS A PENAL COMMITMENT, WITH OUTER LIMITS SET BY LAW, BUT ACTUAL TIME SERVED DECIDED BY PRISON AUTHORITIES. ONLY MEN IN ONTARIO AND BOTH MEN AND WOMEN IN BRITISH COLUMBIA MAY RECEIVE INDETERMINATE SENTENCES, NONE OF WHICH MAY EXCEED 2 YEARS. THE AIM OF INDETERMINATE SENTENCING IS TO BETTER ENSURE THAT PRISONERS ARE REFORMED; IT WAS ESTABLISHED IN THE PROVINCES WITH REHABILITATIVE PRISONS TO ALLOW OFFENDERS TIME FOR REHABILITATION. TRIAL JUDGES SOON DECIDED TO PASS INDETERMINATE SENTENCES. THE COURTS SOON RULED THAT AN INDETERMINATE SENTENCE COULD EXCEED THE SENTENCE PRESCRIBED FOR A PARTICULAR CRIME. PROBLEMS ARISING FROM INDETERMINATE SENTENCING ARISE FROM ITS MISUSE; THUS, MANY OFFENDERS ARE SENTENCED INDETERMINATELY TO PENITENTIARIES RATHER THAN REHABILITATIVE REFORM FACILITIES, WHICH DETRACTS FROM THE AIM OF PRISONER REFORM. CONFUSION RAISED BY ADDITIONAL SENTENCES GIVEN PRISONERS FOR ESCAPES OR LAWBREAKING IN PRISON CONTRIBUTE TO INDETERMINATE SENTENCE MISUSE. PROBLEMS ALSO ARISE WITH AUTOMATIC SENTENCE REMISSION UPON AN OFFENDER'S COMMITMENT TO A PENITENTIARY, AND INDETERMINANCY JURISDICTION WHEN A PRISONER IS MOVED FROM ONE FACILITY TO ANOTHER. FINALLY, JUDGES OFTEN MISUNDERSTAND AND MISAPPLY INDETERMINATE SENTENCES. SUCH SENTENCES SHOULD BE ABOLISHED IN FAVOR OF PAROLE. FOOTNOTES ARE INCLUDED.