Should prisoners serving life sentences for first degree murder be eligible for a parole hearing after 15 years?

In an individual case-by-case basis, especially if very young at the age that the crime was committed or if new evidence pertaining their involvement emerges.

Yes, as long it was not multiple murders, if it's just one case then it has a chance to be more of an accident

No, they should serve their sentence they deserve. I don't support death penalty because for the prisoners it's a way of escaping from their punishment

It's dependent on the situation.

It depends on the context of their murder. Revenge, or random, etc.

It depends on the circumstances and the nature of their crime

Yes, only if the prisoner can prove that they have changed their ways and are no longer a threat to the community, they won't murder anyone again, and if their are programs in place to rehabilitate the prisoner. Programs that allow the prisoners to reenter society smoothly and to better them.

Depends on the reason they killed and how many people they killed.

if found new evidence or proven guilty then yes

Yes, only with a strict psychological evaluation and we should provide more rehabilitation programs for prisoners both in and out of prision

life sentence but let them hang w their family for 1 day a week

In my opinion, it really depends on the reason for the murder and the brutality of it

Yes, if they actually regret their actions or if they have been wrongly charged

No, after 25 years and a strict psychological evaluation

No but maybe man slaughter sentences.

Yes, if they are mentally and psychologically okay to be outside. More rehabilitation should be provided to prisoners

remove the death penalty

If they show pleasant actions during the time period of 15 years.

No, however should be given tasks at the prison facility in order to better improve society aka, manufacturing, or other productive tasking, volunteer based for human testing or other form of productive R&D.

No, but there are very specific circumstances that can occur to result in a murder. If it can be psychologically proven that an individual is a sociopath or a psychopath, I believe the death sentence is perfectly justifiable in that scenario. If an individual had reason such as the victim had assaulted, permanently damaged or murdered family or someone close to the perpetrator then I'd find parole justifiable beneath fifteen years. If someone is murdered due to insanity then the perpetrator goes to jail just like that. If there are other circumstances then in most scenarios a life sentence is probably justifiable.

Depends on what the life sentence was for.

No, however we need to do use on creating more rehabilitative environments and provide more mental health aid to those who are incarcerated

Dependant upon individual cases. Regardless, we should provide rehabilitation programs for prisoners.

Both rehabilitation program and evaluations

Yes, and we should provide more rehabilitation programs. However, if the perpetrator also committed crimes against children, involving abuse, or sexual crimes while committing murder, e.g., murderers of missing and murdered indigenous women, parole should not be granted.

Yes but they should be under psychological review along with rehabilitation programs

It depends on the situation and why they killed.

Depending on the nature and circumstance of the murder. (for example, if someone was on a mind altering drug, say LSD, and didn't know what was happening I thinktime should still be served, but the punishment less severe etc.)

if its self defense

23 years then parole and psychological evaluation exam; you must study and pass to have a parole hearing

Depends on what the motive was

25 years minimum.

depend what’s it about

Yes, and we should provide more rehabilitation programs as well as provide psychological evaluation that shows they are no longer a threat.

id say, let them have the hearing, have him hooked up to a lie detector and have him/her swear on oath, have him/her have a phys evaluation, with a parole officer and house arrest for 3-7 months.

As long as they are trying to save themself or as an accident.

no, unless the person was charged due to self defence.

yes provided a strict psychological evaluation shows rehabilitation after we provide rehabilitation programs

depends on behaviour

Provide more rehabilitation programs and provide a strict psychological evaluation.

i think the prisoner should serve life with posbility of parole after 20 or 18 years

No, instead wait longer and then do it.

Depends on the mental state and reason for murder. Is self defence should have parole

Should depend more on the individual’s progress, the nature of the crime vs a set length of time.

Depends on the details of the specific case.

Our entire prison system needs to be re-worked.

It should depend on the situation.

Yes but only if the prisoner is fully guilty of the crime. If the person has some evidence to be innocent they should be given a chance.

Depending on the muder, if it was a accident then yes, if it wasn't then for life.

Yes, but only if the murder was done out of confusion from a mental disability.

No, 25 years and only after a strict psychological evaluation

depends on the situation in which the murder occurred

Yes but have extensive evaluation to ensure they have indeed been rehabilitated and also provide more support to prisoners not just house them for their sentence.

Should be a case by case situation

Not for those with multiple convictions or particularly heinous murders.

Depends on circumstances of their crime. Each case must be evaulated

It's a pretty relative question, extreme prudence and rigorous psychological assessments would be needed.

Yes, depending on the reason behind their murder.

self defense or a minor

No, but I think there should be more rehabilitation programs for prisoners

Should be decided on a case by case basis based on repeat offenders and the level of violence of the crime.

No, have them serve 25 years before applying for parole.

No, should not be eligible for parole hearing.

Depends, every case and felon should be evaluated on its own merits

Yes, But only after more time is served based on the severity and nature of the crime.

Yes, but depending on how cruel the crime is.

No, a life sentence should mean until their death. Establish a new category to allow sentences for specific periods.

Yes provided a strict psychological evaluation shows they are no longer a thread to society. We should also provide more rehabilitation programs for prisoners.

I think it depends on the situation of the crime and I do think we should provide more rehabilitation programs for prisoners.

No, they should be emitted to a place to be psychologically studied and worked with, rehabilitated then allowed to live and work but not be allowed back into society, they can be visited by their family/friends but they relinquished their freedoms when they used it to take away another person's freedom to live.

Yes, some have specific and reasonable answers on their decisions

No, unless there is reasonable doubt that they commuted the crime in the first place.

No, but we should put in more rehabilitation programs and programs/systems to prevent this

No, but with psychological treatment and rehabilitation

No, if the prisoner was rightly convicted with clear evidence pointing to them.

Yes, but only if the judge grants the possibility of parole.

Rehabilton for prisoners depending on the crime.

It would depend on the circumstances around the crime.

No, instead they should be eligible for a parole hearing after more than 15 years since first degree murder is a big issue and then provide them with the strict psych evaluation

This offer should be done case by case considering there may be different reasons behind the actions.

It should pertain to the specific case

I think we need to help in actually being able to rehabilitate people in the criminal justice system, but I do believe in the death penalty

yes, but there should be a long assessment on whether they are worthy for a parole hearing

no as low as 25 years

i think 15 years is more than enough time for some one to acknowledge that there actions were wrong but i feel like the environment in some prisons can make things worst

if the murder happened in order to escape abuse or other unfortunate situations yes, otherwise no.

yes and no. in certain circumstances yes (especially wrongfully accused) but no if like they didnt go through proper procedures. i think prison should be more rehabilitation programs and focus more on them getting help than punishment

Yes, and we should rework the prison system to encourage more community, rehabilitation, therapy to prevent a similar incident over punishing the perpetrator of a crime.

Maybe after 25 years, followed by a strict psychological evaluation.

Dependant on severity of murder and the state of the prisoner

It should vary person to person based on the psychology, education, and behaviour of that particular inmate.

depends on if they have improved on mental health and if they have become better people. there are lots of variables to these questions.

Prison should be an opportunity for reform, which can only happen if we work from a trauma based perspective to help those in the system transform their lives and be able to contribute to society in a meaningful way. There also needs to be the skill at the level of considering pardons, to accurately evaluate a prisoner's rehabilitation, and to link them with community resources that will support reintegration into the public.

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

Prisons should be abolished and rehabilitation and restoration should be the goal.