The Conservative government has tossed another challenge at the
country’s judges, upping the ante on mandatory minimum sentences with
U.S.-style “stacking minimums” intended to keep people who commit sex
crimes against children in jail longer.
“There is an outcry for
this, from police, from prosecutors, and most notably from victims,”
Justice Minister Peter MacKay said in an interview, speaking about the
tougher sentencing measures for child sex crimes in a bill tabled in
Parliament this week. The bill must be debated and voted on before it
becomes law.
Read on...
No comments:
Post a Comment