Petition A life sentence to mean life imprisonment.

A life sentence handed out to criminals should mean they spend the rest of their life behind bars with no option for early release

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All too often we hear of people being sentenced for horrific crimes and murders and are told they've been given a 'life sentence ' of which they must serve a minimum of 4 years or something ridiculous like that. Life should mean life, to combat the response of "we don't have the money or the space" - in these cases bring back the death penalty for murderers and child abusers who show no remorse and stop imprisoning people for petty offences like 'possession of cannabis'

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Date closed 3 May 2017
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