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Reduce the maximum prison sentence for children.

Submitted on Thursday 5th September 2013

Published on Friday 6th September 2013

Current status: Closed

Closed: Saturday 6th September 2014

Signatures: 1

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Britain ~ Child ~ Children ~ Law ~ Northern Ireland ~ Prison ~ United Kingdom

Petition Action

Reduce the maximum prison sentence for children.

Additional Information

Currently in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland a 10 year old could serve life imprisonment with 80 years until parole. This means a child could be given a sentence higher than the average life expectancy without parole until the time is served on the life sentence.

We call on Her Majesty's Government to make the maximum sentence for a person aged 10-18 years of age life imprisonment with 25 years until parole.

This means that in a life imprisonment case a child can defiantly be given a chance to have parole.

Thankfully life imprisonment without parole (whole life order) is by law not applicable for persons under 21 years of age.


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