Should prisoners serving life sentences for first degree murder be eligible for a parole hearing after 15 years?

Prisoners are human too. A society that run charties for animal welfare should do treat a human with compassion.

perhaps, but ending jails is a must. it is inhumane. these people need mental health help, not physical and mental torture. even if they are insane and need to be strapped down 24/7, jail conditions are medieval and horrible.

Reinstate forced labor so they at least offset the cost of internment to the taxpayer.

no, life is life. Bring back public trials and corporal punishment and watch the crime rate drop!

yes BUT death penalty should be brought back for heinous crimes even if under influence of a substance. Mental illness should not ever be an excuse in these crimes.

No. I think the entire parole system needs to be looked at. Sentences are too lenient and criminals are released too soon. Parole should be considered only for exceptionally well adjusted and productive inmates not people given life sentences. Life sentences should be for life, you die in prison.

Life is hard. People make mistakes, forgive

prison systems don't help our community we shouldn't try to forget the problem and lock humans away, but rather enforce rehabilitation programs not "correctional" systems

Yes, we should provide more rehabilitation programs for prisoners and provide a strict psychological evaluation that shows they are no longer a threat to society.

Yes, individual cases should at minimum be reviewed but under careful scrutiny and with the knowledge that their release and potential to commit crime again is now the responsibility of those who released the criminal.

yes, after proving they are no longer a threat to society AND providing more rehabilitation programs

No, but we should make improvements to prisoner living conditions and add psychological evaluation and more rehabilitation programs

That’s so tough, on one hand the trauma of having someone who killed someone you love back in public life would be horrible, but on the other hand people deserve a second chance if they’ve rehabilitated themselves, I really don’t know.

depends on the details of the murder and their should be a sort of rehabilitation camp for these individuals before they are released

the life sentance should be the rest of there life instead of the 15 years that they give or up to 45 years at max

What should happen is they should take a program to help them reintegrate in society, if they fail, they serve the rest of their life sentence, if they succeed and show positive changes, they should be let out with parole.

No, it should be 25 years. 15 feels a little too short, but there is always a chance for someone to change. There would need to be a psychological evaluation.

Eligible sure. Reinstate the death penalty for the extreme crimes that go so wildly against human nature and against children (physically or sexually)

Offer rehabilitation programs, but people with life sentences who are proven to have commited the crime should remain in prison.

Yes, however if their behaviour and views on the matter have not changed, the death penalty should be reinstated for these reasons

if the person who has killed people had to get to his kid or her kid and it was to perfect their kid then yes they should be let out after 15 years. But if the killing was planed and wasn't for a good course then life in jail

After 50 years so they are old and can't kill no more as well ad go to a rehab facility of some sort.

The mix between completely no and psychological evaluation and rehabilitation. But obviously depends on the person and the details.

It all depends on the context. Those who have defended themselves have been wrongfully convicted and when evidence comes up later all the court has to say is "Sorry". But those who committed the crime willingly should do their 25 years before thinking about parole.

It depends on who they killed and why. I think if it's like, a child, then that can't be forgiven. But in self defense or something like "Oh, I killed a man because he raped my daughter", then I think they should get the hearing + rehab

We should only do do 15 years without parole if only we have enough evidence to make sure that person is actually the one did the crime

Re-tried depending on what they did, for example, if they murdered somebody in self-defence they can be re-tried

Depending on age I think a strict psychological evaluation would be acceptable but for the more elderly or those with multiple counts of life death penalty/euthanasia might be a smart alternative.

Yes and only placed in to special program facility to monitor the individual behaviour and help them return back to society if there’s no more threat.

first degree murder is pre-meditated. one should be given parole hearings for second degree instead.

Yes, and provide more rehabilitation options for prisoners, and require a very strict psychological and emotional evaluation to ensure they're no longer a threat to society with effective monitoring for a prolonged period of time after being paroled. Additionally, reinstate the death penalty for crimes that do not indicate the possibility for appropriate rehabilitation. The primary goal should always be reduce the likelihood of recidivism.

Yes, though it depends on why they committed murder. Killing a man for raping someone close to your so they can’t hurt anyone else is a very different reason than killing a man so they can’t tell the police about another crime.

I feel there should have rehabilitation and if they show to be better within the 15 years they should be eligible for a parole hearing.

I think that prisoners serving life sentences should be eligible for a parole hearing after 15 years if they have shown to be reformed to an extent within those years in prison. Otherwise, they should not be eligible for parole.

Case by case basis. Death penalty would give second thought to murder but framing is a concern too. There’s an all of the above with this issue

Yes, provided they are constantly observed & placed under restrictions to reduce the risk of recidivism.

It depends on the murder how brutal it was and how the victims' families feel about having the prisoner on parole.

we should abolish the prison industrial complex and process harm through transformative and restorative justice

To be determined by a case-by-case. Death penalty for a repeat murder-offence. For a first time murder offence, other repercussions.

Yes, for prisoners only facing one charge of first-degree murder and they must pass a psychological evaluation and attend a rehabilitation program upon release

Yes, depending on what the life sentence was for after 15 years they should be able to stand for another hearing

It depends on the situation as not every criminal charged with first degree murder did it intentionally some do it as a result of self- defence.

Yes, dependant on the nature of the crime. Constant repeat offenders should not be eligible, rehabilitation should be provided and a strict psychological evaluation should be done to prove they are not a threat to society.

Yes, but we should provide more rehabilitation programs and provide a strict psychological evaluation.

depending on the circumstance and reasoning for committing this crime. evaluations and counseling should also be mandatory

Yes, but have prisoners take psychological tests and be able to do social work to make sure they have changed

If the murder was on accident then study should be able to have parole after 15 years but they still deserve to face time for their crime

Yes, as long it was not multiple murders, if it's just one case then it has a chance to be more of an accident

depending on how bad the crime committed is and if they show remorse then they should be eligible for parole