Full Sentences for Serious Crimes, Not Half Measures

Rejected 12 signatures

What the petition asks

Prisoners serving 2/3 of a sentence should serve the whole sentence and not be released after serving half of the sentence especially after taking a life

From september there will be a new legislation that prisoners serving 2/3 of a sentence will now be released after serving just HALF of the imposed sentence. It feels as though the sentence imposed by the court has been significantly reduced, leaving families like mine feeling that justice has not been fully served. I hope that no other family has to experience the additional pain of seeing a sentence effectively reduced while they continue serving a lifetime of loss.

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

You may wish to sign this petition, which calls for similar action: "Immediately pause the early release scheme and establish a review" Immediately pause the early release scheme and establish a review

You may also be interested in this petition: "Exempt all persons convicted of any sexual/violent offences from early release" Exempt all persons convicted of any sexual/violent offences from early release

Timeline

20 Jul 2026	Petition opened for signatures
19 Aug 2026	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 12

Status Rejected

Rejected 19 Aug 2026

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