Associate Justice Minister Nicole McKee introduces new Three Strikes legislation to Parliament, aiming to restore an amended law repealed in 2022.
Associate Justice Minister Nicole McKee will introduce the new Three Strikes legislation to Parliament, aiming to restore an amended Three Strikes sentencing law that was repealed in 2022. The bill will provide judges with discretion to impose less than the maximum sentence at strike three, except for murder, and grant parole at both strike two and strike three, if it would be "manifestly unjust" not to do so. This move follows concerns about repeat offending and the need to protect victims and communities from violent criminals.
June 25, 2024
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