John Lonergan was speaking amid continued debate around whether a life sentence should mean life in prison
just because people have a right to appear before a parole board, they don't have an automatic right to release."We have a system in place at the moment that, when it's necessary, a person can serve a total life sentence - meaning that they die in prison," he said.
"I know hundreds of people who have served life sentences and have re-entered society - some of them 25, 30, 40, years ago - and they have never reoffended," he said. However Mr Lonergan admitted you"most certainly cannot" guarantee that prisoners will be habilitated.Mr Lonergan also rejected a suggestion of mandatory restorative justice practices.
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