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Truthful transparency in describing the length of a prison sentencee

Submitted on Saturday 29th October 2011

Published on Thursday 3rd November 2011

Current status: Closed

Closed: Saturday 3rd November 2012

Signatures: 6

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10 years ~ British ~ Prison

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Truthful transparency in describing the length of a prison sentencee

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The published length of a prison sentence to be expressed as the minimum time to be served once discounts have been applied. At present, a convicted criminal is announced as having received 10 years when in fact the application of guilty plea discounts and automatic discounts bring the term to be served nearer to 4 years. The British public are entitled to transparency of sentencing. Judges should be instructed to pronouce a sentence that WILL BE SERVED after relevant discounts have been applied, and not gross as at present.


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