To think that a "life sentence" should mean life in prison?

[OonaStubbs]

A security guard was tragically stabbed to death in Milton Keynes on Saturday.

Turns out the killer had already killed twice before in two separate incidents and been convicted of rape.

Why are we releasing people like this into the general populace? What purpose does it serve other than putting innocent lives at risk?

To me life means the life of the prisoner who has the sentence of life, but any sentence if you get 25 years you behave and you will be out in 25 years if you misbehave you get 30. 35, 40 etc, not 25 years and be out in 10 because you are misunderstood

No, I agree. Some people are beyond rehabilitation. Lock them up and throw away the key, why should civil society have to tolerate this?

A life sentence means a prisoner, once released on license, can be returned any time in the future if their behaviour warrants it.

So if a murderer feels like doing it again they can?

There are a few prisoners on a ‘whole life tariff’ rose west, Levi bellfield etc

It’s about prison management: people are much more likely to behave inside if there is some hope that they could be released. The prison service tries to spot who has genuinely changed and who is likely to reoffend but sometimes they make mistakes.