Comments on: International human rights roundup https://www.overlawyered.com/2013/08/international-human-rights/ Chronicling the high cost of our legal system Tue, 20 Aug 2013 14:16:56 +0000 hourly 1 By: Mike https://www.overlawyered.com/2013/08/international-human-rights/comment-page-1/#comment-235506 Tue, 20 Aug 2013 14:16:56 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=34498#comment-235506 Rehabilitation is one reason justifying imprisonment, but it is not the only one.
Let us consider the case of the late Jeffrey Dahmer (or for that matter, the very much alive Charles Manson).
Suppose each is genuinely sorry, after being imprisoned for 10 years.
Do we let them out?

]]> By: Colin https://www.overlawyered.com/2013/08/international-human-rights/comment-page-1/#comment-235471 Tue, 20 Aug 2013 07:34:38 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=34498#comment-235471 The comment from Hans Bader – or the summary – is misleading. The ECHR ( note it is not an EU court) ruled against the situation where a person would be in jail for their life without the possibility of a review. That doesn’t mean that the prisoner would be released – after review.

It is recognised that some people can change especially after many years in prison.
Consider an 18 year old, imprisoned for 30 years of a life sentence – if there is a possibility of remorse/redemption should thee not be a process for recognising this?

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