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El Salvador publishes law allowing life sentences for minors as young as 12
(www.aljazeera.com)
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Look, I've met my fair share of psychotic 12 year olds, including ones that were already killing and skinning squirrels and cats, but LIFE SENTENCE? Any 12 year old committing a crime that is worthy of a life sentence requires serious psychological help, not being thrown in prison...
In civilized countries, a "life" sentence is actually just contingent on rehabilitation.
A life sentence here you become eligible for parole in 10-25 years depending on the crime. It does not mean you will be granted it though, and you can remain in prison your whole life. You also remain on parole your entire life if granted.
There's no life without parole here.
They should probably rename it, then.
You gotta change your life man - sentence?
The idea is that they can keep you for life if you are never safe to release.
"Sort your shit out" sentence?
Mostly a fear tactic, would be surprising to see the state house and feed an inmate for 60+ years of life expectancy.
The US does. Even if not fixed life it’ll happily pay for egregiously long sentences that surpass the threat of the crime, stack and “enhance” charges to create longer sentences, and uses probation & parole like a revolving door to find new ways to send people back for violations often over personal vice rather than violence in their community. The part of the population that screams loudest against funding food/healthcare/living programs for their non-criminal neighbors are also the ones who love this system, but they won’t fund any part of it that would teach skills or provide education. They lost their shit when Biden allowed inmates to get Pell grants and colleges sought to offer degrees to inmates. Can’t have your constitutionally allowed slave force enlighten their way out of the cycle.
Fear tactics don't work. Else we would have no criminals serving life sentences