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Title: Interne inspektioner af sagsbehandlingen i arresthusene
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Interne inspektioner af sagsbehandlingeni
arresthusene
- Life sentence in Denmark
- by Tina Engelbrecht Ising
- Head of Division
- The Department of Prison and Probation
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Other sentences of unconditional imprisonment
- Maximum imprisonment (apart for life sentence is
16 years) - In Denmark there is also forvaring a sentence
that has no time limit, and which is used on
persens that several time has comitted serious
and dangerous crimes.
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Life Sentence in Denmark
- Life imprisonment primarily for
- Homicide
- Arson
- Terrorism
- Certain offences against the Constitution and the
Supreme Authorities of the State
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Regime
- Prisoners with life sentences serve their time
together with other prisoners. - In the beginning they are placed in high
security prisons. - Daily life in the prison is the same as daily
life for the rest of the prison population.
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Probation
- According to the Penal Code section 41 parole is
to be considered after 12 years of imprisonment. - It is the Minister of Justice that decides
whether or not to grant parole, - (eg. The Department of Prison and Probation)
- Other long terme sentences is normally released
after having served 2/3 of the time.
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- After 14 years of imprisonment the convict has
the right to have the parole-case tried in court,
if he is not already released. - In average Danish convicts with a life sentence
is released after 16-17 years.
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- Parole can of course only be granted if
- There is no risk of fall back to crime,
- and if the convict
- - has a place to live and
- - has a steady income.
- - is willing to accept relevant conditions for
the probation
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The way to release and probation
- Must consider leave after 5 years and 4 months
- Close contact with the police before leave is
granted once a year a meeting is held with
participants from The Department, the Prison and
the police - The prisoner will usually be psychologically
tested - Leave is only granted after having consulted
psychiatrists and the Ministry of Justices
Medical Council
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- In the beginning only leave twice a year
- After a suitable period leave is every second
month for a couple of years - Later leave is normally granted every month
- The convict is accompanied by an officer for
several years
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- After app. 10-11 years the prisoner will be
psychologically tested again, and the Ministry of
Justices Medical Council will be consulted again
in order to decide if the prisoner can handle a
leave without being accompanied by a prison
officer
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Transfer to an open prison
- If the un-accompanied leave is a success, the
prisoner can be transferred to a minimum security
prison. - After a couple of years, the prisoner can be
transferred to an half-way-house in order to
prepare the prisoner for life outside the
prison. - Prior to release the prisoner usually will be
psychologically tested again, and the Ministry of
Justices Medical Council will be consulted
again. - The police will also have a say before probation
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- There have been several cases where prisoners
serving life sentence has gone to court, when the
Department has denied parole. - So far no court has ruled against the Department
in these cases. - The question of leave cannot be tried in court,
but the Ombudsmand often investigate the
decisions of the department. - So far he has not criticised the decisions of the
Department in cases concerning leave to persons
serving life sentence.
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