US Edition“The Right Has Receded”: President Boric Hopes that He Will Not Advance Project that Would Allow Commuting Penalties for Crimes Against Humanity
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Santiago. The Chilean Senate approved “in general” a bill promoted by right-wing legislators that, if it were finally to become law, would allow ordinary criminals convicted of crimes against humanity or rape to serve their sentences outside prison, for example, in private homes.
In the Chilean public debate there are words that are often used as a moral shield. “Humanitarian” or “Humanity” is one of them. When a bill is presented under that label, questioning it seems almost an act of cruelty. However, in terms of criminal policy, it is appropriate to look beyond the title. And the draft suspension and alternative enforcement of sentences that is discussed in Congress today requires precisely that: to look carefully at …
Gendarmerie data indicate that 824 persons over the age of 70 are deprived of their liberty in Chile, 738 of them convicted and potentially reached by the commutation of sentences project. In addition, almost 2,000 inmates have some form of disability.
The legislative day in the National Congress left a trail of reactions, but few as direct and humane as that of Rodrigo Sepúlveda. During this afternoon’s issue of “Meganoticias Alerta”, the journalist took a space of reflection to analyze the controversial Senate vote that seeks to allow prisoners over 70 years of age—including convicted of crimes against humanity and crimes of high social connotation—to serve their sentences in house arrest. F…
President Gabriel Boric referred to the controversy generated after the Senate's general approval of the bill regulating the suspension and alternative enforcement of custodial sentences for convicts who meet certain health and age conditions. In an interview with 24 Hours, he said that he hopes that this initiative will not advance its legislative process, since, from his perspective, it is negative. “All parliamentary debates are legitimate an…
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