Shorter sentences for murder
Having a heartfelt rant................
England's most senior judge has renewed his call for shorter prison sentences and warned that Britain's jails risk filling up with "geriatric lifers".
The lord chief justice, Lord Phillips, suggested in a speech at the University of Birmingham yesterday that mandatory life sentences for murderers were compounding the prisons overcrowding crisis..........
I totally agree.The maximum sentence for murder should be three months.
THAT IS, THREE MONTHS FROM DATE OF SENTENCING TO DATE OF EXECUTION
England's most senior judge has renewed his call for shorter prison sentences and warned that Britain's jails risk filling up with "geriatric lifers".
The lord chief justice, Lord Phillips, suggested in a speech at the University of Birmingham yesterday that mandatory life sentences for murderers were compounding the prisons overcrowding crisis..........
I totally agree.The maximum sentence for murder should be three months.
THAT IS, THREE MONTHS FROM DATE OF SENTENCING TO DATE OF EXECUTION