All mass murderers sentenced to life without parole under a 2011 law will now be entitled to a chance at release after serving 25 years, as a unanimous Supreme Court of Canada ruling has struck down the country’s toughest punishment.
There are at least 12 such convicted murderers, including men who killed Mounties, small children and senior citizens.
The Supreme Court ruled that sentencing mass killers, including terrorists, to whole-life sentences is cruel and unusual punishment, just as whipping them would be. It is therefore unlawful under the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
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