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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@9F7JWQS2yrs2Y
If it’s proven they’ve made changes to themselves, unless theyre a multiple time offender with little to chance of change
Depends on why crime was committed and what sate of living the person was in while committing the crime.
@9JJC4PH1yr1Y
we should abolish the prison industrial complex and process harm through transformative and restorative justice
@9HQ9DW51yr1Y
Crimes of force and non consent should lead to death penalty or life with no parole. Cant be trusted again why would you. Murder/aggressive charges, do evaluations etc check if they r stable member of a community
@9F9CFKW2yrs2Y
If it was proves self defense yes
@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..
@99M37B42yrs2Y
Yes, with the aid of strict psychological evaluations to determine they are no longer a threat, as well as there should be more rehabilitation programs provided
Maybe,but give them a chance with a actual rehabilitation program.
We should keep people responsible but treat them better then prisons do
@963PCGR3yrs3Y
yes, but depends on circumstance of the murder.
@95BS7H63yrs3Y
Yes, provided psychological evaluation and continued engagement in rehabilitative services to assess risk and mitigated risks for reoffending post release.
@926RKBNNew Democratic3yrs3Y
Yes but they should be under psychological review along with rehabilitation programs
The reason for their crime should be taken into consideration and used to determine if they should be eligible for a parole hearing after 15 years. Rehabilitation programs and strict psychological evaluations should be made too.
@8ZCNVDN3yrs3Y
It depends what the murder entails
No, unless they are 24 and under, your brain is fully developed when you are 25.
This is a complicated issue, but if someone killed me by accident or on purpose I would hope that this person could sent to a place where they can learn to cooperate with people and learn to control their rage, punishment only leads to rebellion, people need to be treated with respect when being rehabilitated not imprisoned
@8Y8LP963yrs3Y
There should be restorative justice measures in place especially for Indigenous offenders, and a hearing should be available if the offender has followed Indigenous restorative justice protocols for a majority of their sentence.
@8XX9M3F3yrs3Y
Depends on alot of factors
@8XLW4DH3yrs3Y
No, but still provide more rehabilitation programs for prisoners
@8WDF4G74yrs4Y
I think it depends on what the murder was on. if they were to kill someone that abused them, or raped them, then I think that would be considered self-defense. so no they should not be put in prison for that long especially after going through something so traumatic.
@8VYZLVY4yrs4Y
It is difficult to make a choice without knowing the context of the case. In some cases I am pro-death penalty however, there are some people that have severe undiagnosed mental disorders. With the right help, that person can be rehabilitated and integrated back into society. However, when it is a person that kills for the spite of it, then yes they should not have that chance to go back into society as they are to dangers.
@8VXZZ6R4yrs4Y
No, they should have to wait longer for a parole hearing.
@8VRRWV24yrs4Y
Provide rehabilitation programs and psychological evaluation.
@8VP9Y5Z4yrs4Y
Depends on why they killed someone
@8TYPJ3B4yrs4Y
They should be eligible for parole after 25 years for murder and heinous crimes so long as they have shown good behavior and have had a psych evaluation that they are no longer a threat to society
@8TX3YTBNew Democratic4yrs4Y
Yes, depending on the reason behind their murder.
@8TWZKLY4yrs4Y
No. A life sentence should mean exactly that...life.
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.
@8SJ3CVL4yrs4Y
I need to do more research on this topic
@8RP6SJ54yrs4Y
I think if the evidence is proved true, than no. If they were convicted on the run without complete evidence, yes.
@8QLJMM24yrs4Y
It depends on the situation if it was done to protect someone else or themselves, they should get psychological treatment. If it was done just because, they should be sent straight to prison.
@8QL4WLD4yrs4Y
No because once they leave it'll be so hard to start a life. But everyone derives a second chance
@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
Yes, provided a strict psychological evaluation that shows they are no longer a threat to society and we should provide more rehabilitation programs for prisoners and
@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
@8PK936W4yrs4Y
Depending on the crime. If the individual has killed several people they should not. Everyone else should be case by case, and rehabilitation is very important.
@8PCRGDB4yrs4Y
It depends on how brutal the murder is, however rapists should be given the death sentance.
@8PCNGPK4yrs4Y
maybe longer depending on how bad it is
@8P79JNN4yrs4Y
Yes if they look at the effect on the family
@8NGM3JW4yrs4Y
Yes, but depends on the physiological condition of the offender
@8KJC7RM4yrs4Y
Only if it was in self defence. A father who murders husband child is not self defence.
@8J84QVQ4yrs4Y
If there is case of wrongful conviction
@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
@9CMJPJJ2yrs2Y
the parole should vary depending on the weight of their crimes
@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.
@9C8BR8P2yrs2Y
I think it ultimately depends on the convict. Anyone receiving a life sentence should serve their life sentence but I think everything else needs an evaluation before allowing parole
@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
@977RWL2New Democratic2yrs2Y
Dependant on severity of murder and the state of the prisoner
@96TXPDJ2yrs2Y
No, depends on the crime but for some after 30 years yes
@969Y6MJ3yrs3Y
Case by case basis (ie if they were very young at the time) & greatly increase funding for rehabilitation
@92W6DBZConservative3yrs3Y
If it was in self-defense, then they can be eligible for parole.
No, unless they are 24 or under
@8YZY2463yrs3Y
it’s ok if you kill someone in self defence
@8WJYN454yrs4Y
Dependiendo del tipo de delito.
@8RG8QDQ4yrs4Y
Maybe, it depends on the situation.
@8QRWPMFNew Democratic4yrs4Y
Yes I think there should be more rehabilitation programs for prisoners, but before they are back with society they need to have very in depth phycological tests
@8PTT29F4yrs4Y
@8KSPPR94yrs4Y
Yes, with rehabilitation and psychological evaluation
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