Hypothetical: Life in Prison

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The other day I was working and was asked about a child custody issue. The mother wouldn't let the father have the daughter, but the mother gave the daughter to a guy who just got out of state prison for slicing a guy's throat.

Assuming that capacity is not an issue, what do you think would be the implications of everyone who committed a violent crime would be sentenced to life in prison? The only way out is to get paroled. That is the key thing. Parole allows you to leave prison earlier than your sentenced time.

Now, not all crimes would get life sentences, like DUI. There would also be other stipulations on what crimes would not be possible for life sentences.

The point is, is that prison is a rehabilitative institution. For someone who slices a guy's throat, can they really be rehabilitated if they serve out their term? What if they go and do it again?

The only way out is to act like normal human beings and then go to a parole board and get paroled after evaluation. All inmates would know that they are locked up for life so they wouldn't be able to serve 5 or 10 years knowing they will get out anyways.