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Originally Posted by Derek S
Depends what you want prison to be. If its pure punishment then everyone should pretty much be in solitary for the duration but its not and people get some form of rehabilition for when they get out.
Of course, IMO, he should never have been convicted in the first place but that discussion has been done to death. He was convicted and is now being treated as if he were any other prisoner with no special treatment.
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For people who cause death then hell yes prison should be all about punishment. I am usually vocal in support of rehabilitation due to my past occupations but when some one dies as a result of anothers crimes I can't show the same levels of understanding.
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Originally Posted by Chris
Funnily enough, judges are generally well aware of exactly how long someone will actually spend inside for any given length of sentence, and tend to take that into account.  |
I bet he never envisaged him being let out for Christmas after serving a couple of months, what next caveats about no home leave and the like.