From a video that I watched in Upfront “Opinion: Abolish life without parole”, it’s about a former prisoner speaking out against sentences to life without parole. Robert Richardson was sentenced to life without a possibly of parole from a crime of bank robbery in which he only robbed five thousand dollars. He is aware of what he did was wrong, but he believes that long-life sentences do more harm than good. Louisiana has more people serving life with parole than three other states (Arkansas, Alabama, and Texas) and a third quarter of them are colored. Louisiana new governor John Bel Edwards is interested in making reforms in the criminal justice system by writing a law that reduces prison population and abolishes life sentences without parole.
I do agree that people should get a second chance as they without any incidents are less likely to reoffend again. Life sentences aren’t really helpful as it is detrimental to families. Passing a bill in the legislative of abolishing life sentence with parole is the best goal for the governor to make.
What do you think? Should a bill be passed to abolish life sentence without paroles, or is there another solution?
Dear Jonathan :
I am surprised by your post, “Dying behind bars,” because I never thought about how people really die in prisons because they get no more chances to live. Also, I never realized how draining and sad it might be to die in a prison or live your life inside of one.
One sentence you wrote that stands out for me is: “He is aware of what he did was wrong, but he believes that long-life sentences do more harm than good.” I think this is true because life inside of prison really is bad for families and inmates due to how prison is.
Thanks for your writing. I look forward to seeing what you write next because you write about really interesting topics. Also, your writing seems very interesting and catches my eye.
Luis
Dear Jonathan:
I am surprised by your post, “Dying Behind Bars” because it talks about the way of getting locked up behind bars for stealing a ton of cash. Stealing cash is surprising when it comes to me because people like Robert Richardson have a story to talk about.
One sentence you wrote that stands out for me is: “…he believes that long-life sentences do more harm than good.” I think this is surprising because the man who committed the crime has something to add to his case.
Thanks for your writing. I look forward to seeing what you write next because it’s fun in knowing other surprising events that come to see. I want to see more cash being stolen but in this case, there should be a happy ending.
Sincerely – Rene Flores