In 2010 the Conservative government introduced a crime bill which would kill the so-called faint hope clause that allows some people serving life sentences to apply for parole after 15 years (instead of the usual 25 common for first-degree murder and other life sentence convictions). Opponents of the crime bill argue that extended prison sentences are cruel and will cost the government tens of millions of dollars per year.Proponents argue that 15 years is too short of a prison term for people serving life sentences.
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@9JJC4PH1yr1Y
we should abolish the prison industrial complex and process harm through transformative and restorative justice
All depends weather it was done on purpose or by accident
@9BW2NCY2yrs2Y
It depends on why they did what they did, if it was out of self-defence or because they were being abused by the people who they killed of course. Even if it was because of other reasons they should offer good rehabilitation programs and go psych evaluations on them to make sure they're okay mentally..
@96GLR2B3yrs3Y
Yes, and we should work towards abolishing the prison system entirely.
Maybe,but give them a chance with a actual rehabilitation program.
We should keep people responsible but treat them better then prisons do
@95BS7H63yrs3Y
Yes, provided psychological evaluation and continued engagement in rehabilitative services to assess risk and mitigated risks for reoffending post release.
@8ZCNVDN3yrs3Y
It depends what the murder entails
@8V8FJD44yrs4Y
It would depend heavily on the circumstance of the murder. If it was self defense, parole should be available immediately
@8TX3YTBNew Democratic4yrs4Y
Yes, depending on the reason behind their murder.
Yes and abolish the prison system.
@8TKFPRH4yrs4Y
Yes, and we should be working towards the abolition of prisons and carceral infrastructures by heavily investing in rehabilitation programs, models of restorative justice and community accountability, social services, and psychiatric health care.
@8SD4L9LNew Democratic4yrs4Y
Yes, but depending on how cruel the crime is.
@8Q78H854yrs4Y
Yes, but there should be many psychological evaluation/rehabilitation hurdles to jump through in order to get that parole.
@8PVDV2GNew Democratic4yrs4Y
No, but we should put in more rehabilitation programs and programs/systems to prevent this
@8PPY29H4yrs4Y
Maybe. Locking someone up in prison won’t fix anything. It’d probably make things worse. If they completely changed prisons then maybe
@8PPM5D3New Democratic4yrs4Y
No, but with psychological treatment and rehabilitation
@8P79JNN4yrs4Y
Yes if they look at the effect on the family
@8NGM3JW4yrs4Y
Yes, but depends on the physiological condition of the offender
@8J9J8NZ4yrs4Y
@8H6N2C25yrs5Y
Yes, but it should be 30 years, psychological evaluation
I believe they should serve their full sentence and they shouldn’t have an option to get out of prison. Murders should stay in prison and they don’t deserve to be out in the normal world
@8D8N7PL5yrs5Y
@9C8YJM32yrs2Y
I think when it comes to the specific situation of the prisoner, like if they were abused for years or had to kill out of self-defence then yes and provide rehabilitation for them. There should be rehabilitation for all prisoners of lower crime though.
@9BZDPXN2yrs2Y
yes, if the murder can be seen as justified by multiple people.
@9BF78R72yrs2Y
The eligibility should exist to give inscentive to rehabilitate, but a judge should gatekeep the decision, and a committee should evaluate case by case.
@987GNWP2yrs2Y
You can’t buy a life once you takes someone’s life you can’t get it back so it wouldn’t be fair for someone to be on parole knowing they took something no one can get back
@969Y6MJ3yrs3Y
Case by case basis (ie if they were very young at the time) & greatly increase funding for rehabilitation
@8W7RC7X4yrs4Y
I think if they are serving a life sentence for protecting someone i think they could be elgible and have therpy and other things to prove there not a threat
@8KSPPR94yrs4Y
Yes, with rehabilitation and psychological evaluation
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