Redefining the Meaning of Life: The Early Release of Life Prisoners

1994 ◽  
Vol 53 (3) ◽  
pp. 480-491 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephanie Palmer
Keyword(s):  
Meaning Of Life ◽  
Life Imprisonment ◽  
Early Release ◽  
Life Sentence ◽  
Natural Life

Although those sentenced to life imprisonment have no right to release, a life sentence rarely involves imprisonment for the remainder of a convicted offender's natural life. Life prisoners may hope for early release on the so-called “life-licence”, whereby they remain liable to be recalled to prison for the rest of their lives.

scholarly journals Life sentence penalty and extradition under article 3 of the ECHR: A leading case of the European Court of Human Rights

2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Dr.Sc. Mario Antinucci
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Severe Form ◽  
European Convention ◽  
Life Imprisonment ◽  
Diverse Range ◽  
Criminal Justice Reform ◽  
Form Of Life ◽  
European Court ◽  
Life Sentence ◽  
The Moment

Life sentence penalty covers a diverse range of practices, from the most severe form of life imprisonment without parole, in which a person is sentenced to die in prison so long as their sentence stands, to more indeterminate sentences in which at the time of sentencing it is not clear how long the sentenced person will spend in prison. Dealing with the question whether the extradition of a person to a foreign state where is accused of a crime for which a sentence of life imprisonment can be imposed can potentially violate article 3 of the European Convention on Human Rights.What all these sentences have in common, however, is that at the time the sentence is passed, a person is liable to be detained for the rest of his or her natural life. We all know “The United Nations Standard Minimum Rules” and relevant international instruments on the rehabilitation of imprisonment, but at the moment more than 73 States in the world retain life imprisonment as a penalty for offences committed while under the age of 18. General perspective of criminal justice reform in Latin America should take into a right account the meaning of life - imprisonment penalty under article 3 of the European Convention on Human Rights, which prohibits torture and inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment.

Part 10 Enforcement: Exécution, Art.110 Review by the Court concerning reduction of sentence/Examen par la Cour de la question d’une réduction de peine

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Schabas William A
Keyword(s):  
International Criminal Court ◽  
Rome Statute ◽  
International Criminal ◽  
Criminal Court ◽  
Life Imprisonment ◽  
National Legislation ◽  
Early Release ◽  
Special Provision

This chapter comments on Article of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. Article 110 deals with the modification of a sentence. Although a custodial sentence is served in a prison of a State of enforcement, where the convicted prisoner is subject to the rules and regulations applicable in the domestic system, early release is governed by the Rome Statute, not national legislation. The decision to modify the sentence pursuant to article 110 of the Rome Statute is irreversible, and not conditional, as in most domestic parole schemes. A sentence pronounced by the Court may subsequently be reduced, but only after the offender has served two-thirds of the term, with special provision in the case of life imprisonment.

scholarly journals The Value of Dignity in Prison: A Qualitative Study with Life Convicts

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (6) ◽  
pp. 95
Author(s):  
Ines Testoni ◽  
Francesca Marrella ◽  
Gianmarco Biancalani ◽  
Paolo Cottone ◽  
Francesca Alemanno ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Death Penalty ◽  
Thematic Analysis ◽  
Terminal Illness ◽  
Severe Disease ◽  
Life Meaning ◽  
Life Imprisonment ◽  
Loved One ◽  
Dignity Therapy ◽  
Life Sentence ◽  
Male Prisoners

Background: This research is based on the perspective of dignity according to Chochinov; thus, the life imprisonment of detainees is assimilated to a severe disease. Methods: Ten male prisoners were interviewed trough Chochinov’s Dignity Therapy, and the results were analysed using thematic analysis. Results: Two areas of thematic prevalence emerged, namely, value of freedom, self-consciousness and education and their failure in jail, and life sentence as annihilation of life meaning and of the values of generativity and family. Conclusions: Life imprisonment has been described in its negativity by several respondents as a punishment worse than the death penalty. It has been compared to death itself, to a terminal illness, to torture and to a pain that grows over the years, with the awareness that despite the passing of time, you will not have the opportunity to return to your loved one and to a free life. In fact, prisoners live out their condition within a space in which any value that gives meaning to life risks being destroyed.

scholarly journals Development of the Institution of life imprisonment in the Republic of Belarus: criminological and penal aspects

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 82-89
Author(s):  
Aleksey Bashan ◽  
Tat’yana Tereshchenko
Keyword(s):  
Criminal Responsibility ◽  
Social Role ◽  
Special Technique ◽  
Life Imprisonment ◽  
Foreign Countries ◽  
Life Sentence ◽  
Working Age ◽  
Psychological Attitude ◽  
The Republic ◽  
Psychological Mood

The article is devoted to the issues related to the execution and serving of a life sentence, using the example of the Republic of Belarus. The criminological characteristics of convicts’ personality are given, and separate proposals are made to optimize the correctional process. The authors note that the practice of punishment execution in the Republic of Belarus is generally similar to many foreign countries. Taking into account the questionnaire compiled by the authors, the characteristics of socio-demographic, moral-psychological, criminal-legal and social-role properties of convicts sentenced to life imprisonment were determined. Thus, the age of convicted persons is from 26 to 58 years. The largest number of people is of working age. Convicts, as a rule, have a low educational level. Most of the respondents are unmarried or divorced. Most convicts do not have children. The majority of them maintain socially useful relationships with relatives. The convicts have a positive attitude to matters of faith. A quarter of them did not work anywhere before the sentencing. Most of the convicts do not have chronic diseases. At the same time, 7.4% of respondents identified themselves as having mental behavioral disorders. For a significant part of the respondents, the served sentence is the first criminal record. The psychological attitude of prisoners to the committed crimes shows that in most cases they repent of what they did and blame only themselves for what happened. A large number of convicts draw attention to themselves, because they put the lack of perspective in the foreground. Taking into account the criminological characteristics, it is concluded that a person sentenced to life imprisonment is an atypical person, in respect of whom it is advisable to apply, along with established forms and methods of correctional influence, a special technique focused on overcoming a specific psychological mood and aimed at achieving the goals of criminal responsibility.

scholarly journals A MEASURE OF LAST RESORT? Child offenders and life imprisonment

2006 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carina Du Toit
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
International Law ◽  
South African ◽  
Common Law ◽  
Main Principle ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
Life Imprisonment ◽  
Life Sentence ◽  
Foreign Law

The main principle when sentencing children is that imprisonment should be a measure of last resort and only for the shortest appropriate period of time. However, contrary to international and foreign law in this regard, South Africa continues to sentence children to life imprisonment. The aim of this article is to contrast our current sentencing practices with regard to life imprisonment for children, with the sentencing principles set out in South African common law and in international law. Furthermore, the article sets out the negative effects of a mandatory life sentence in terms of the minimum sentences legislation.

scholarly journals SELF ACCEPTANCE AND SIGNIFICANT OTHER AS PSYCHOSOSIAL RESOURCES FOR FEMALE NARRANT RESILIENCE WITH LIFETIME PENALTIES

2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 90-103
Author(s):  
Imaduddin Hamzah
Keyword(s):  
Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis ◽  
Significant Other ◽  
Female Inmates ◽  
Correctional Institution ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Life Imprisonment ◽  
Female Prisoners ◽  
Life Sentence ◽  
Self Acceptance ◽  
Life Sentences

Punishment while in prison places individuals in a limited environment and experiences  pressure. Conditions of pressure can be felt even higher when inmates experience a life  sentence. This study aims to explore the factors of resilience of female prisoners with life  sentences. Research using semi-structured interviews of five female inmates at the Women  Correctional Institution, Malang punished with life imprisonment. Data were analyzed with a  qualitative interpretative phenomenological analysis approach. The results of the study  conclude that the factors that make female prisoners resilient to life sentences are self acceptance and significant other. 

scholarly journals Prospects of life prisoning as a kind of punishment

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 90-97
Author(s):  
Vladimir Shabal
Keyword(s):  
Russian Federation ◽  
Statistical Data ◽  
International Experience ◽  
Gradual Change ◽  
Correctional Institution ◽  
Life Imprisonment ◽  
Life Sentence ◽  
The Russian Federation ◽  
The Republic

The organization of a sentence execution of life imprisonment in the Republic of Belarus and life imprisonment in the Russian Federation are examined in the article. The legislation was analyzed, and the international experience of execution of these types of punishments was studied. The statistical data necessary for the analysis are provided. Proposals are made to improve the execution of a life sentence. Based on the research, the author comes to the conclusion that the sentence of life imprisonment has a large number of shortcomings that need to be solved. This makes it necessary to improve its execution or cancel this punishment. In order to increase the effectiveness of the considered punishment, the author suggests differentiating the approach to applying parole to prisoners sentenced to life prisoning: reduce the terms of possible release, provide for a gradual change in conditions (a system of social elevators), establish lifelong supervision of the behavior of convicts after release (in case of violation of the rules of supervision, the convict can be returned to a correctional institution for further serving a life sentence).

scholarly journals Evaluasi Pemberlakuan Hak yang Tidak Didapat Narapidana Seumur Hidup pada Lapas Kelas I Surabaya

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (11) ◽  
pp. 823-830
Author(s):  
Yahya Rofi Triatmaja ◽  
Mitro Subroto
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Approach ◽  
Class I ◽  
Correctional Institution ◽  
Natural Conditions ◽  
Life Imprisonment ◽  
Descriptive Data ◽  
Life Sentence ◽  
Research Procedure ◽  
Main Instrument

Each type of violation has its own term of punishment. For crimes such as theft and robbery, it ranges from 5 – 10 years in prison. However, it is different with the act of drug abuse and murder which gets a life sentence. For those who are still laymen, life imprisonment means that the convict spends the rest of his life in a correctional institution. But in reality it is not so. Life sentences range from 20-25 years. The research method used is descriptive qualitative. In this approach, the research procedure produces descriptive data in the form of written or spoken words from the observed people and observed behavior. The qualitative approach is carried out in natural conditions and is discovery. In a qualitative approach, the researcher is the main instrument. This approach is used to review the quality of the implementation of rights that are not obtained by life inmates in Class I prisons in Surabaya, the results are then described in detail. Data collection techniques used were interviews to obtain information on the implementation of rights that were not obtained by lifelong prisoners and documentation to obtain references. The results of this study are in the form of an explanation of the implementation of rights that are not obtained by lifelong prisoners at the Class I prison in Surabaya.

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