Should Politicians decide prison sentences?
I've just posted this message to the 'Have Your Say' section of BBC News Online
"How can politicians decide that someone deserves to be in prison for the rest of their life, without any hope of release, without hearing the individual case details? Prison should be a balance of punishment and reform, not a vote-winning policy. I certainly don't want my taxes paying for somebody in prison who has served their minimum sentence (the punishment) and is no longer a danger to society (the reform)."
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