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Closed petition Mandatory whole life sentences for convicted murderers

The Government should make the required sentence for murder a whole life sentence, so the offender spends the rest of their life in prison, without the possibility of parole.

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If someone kills another person the deceased doesn’t have a life anymore, but the killer is often freed after serving a minimum sentence. We believe they should be in prison for the rest of their life.

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Date closed 11 July 2022
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Closed petition Mandatory whole life sentences for convicted murderers