Petition · past parliament · Ministry of Justice
Make convicted murdered ineligible for compassionate release
Closed
87 signatures
What the petition asks
Remove the rights of convicted murderers applying for compassionate release, which is often granted when they are on the end of life pathway. They shouldn’t be eligible for compassionate release for it they’re serving a sentence for taking a life.
They took a life away and are serving a life sentence. Why should their life ending mean they can be released from their sentence and give them freedom to die in the outside world, when their victims didn’t get this privilege?
Timeline
| 13 May 2021 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 13 Nov 2021 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
87
Status
Closed
Department
Ministry of Justice
Opened
13 May 2021
Closed
13 Nov 2021
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.