Life sentences must mean life, say tragic families

SARAH Everard's parents and other tragic families are calling for the term "life sentence” to be changed unless it means a life spent in jail.

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Group Justice for Victims said people are often given “the false assurance most dangerous criminals will be locked away for life”. It wants the change to be in the Sentencing Bill, which is undergoing Parliamentary scrutiny. “Life sentences don't mean life, so stop calling them that," said the group.