Posted inInternational

Life Imprisonment Without Parole is Unconstitutional in Canada

The Canadian Supreme Court held unanimously that sentences of life imprisonment without the possibility of parole are โ€œincompatible with human dignity,โ€ and are cruel and unusual by nature. As such, the case, Attorney General of Quebec, et al. v. Alexandre Bissonnette, set parole eligibility at 25 years.ย  Amy Fettig, Executive Director at The Sentencing Project, […]

Sign up for newsletters

Get the best of The Washington Informer directly in your email inbox.

Sending to:

Gift this article