It’s not too often I compliment the government, much less the Federal Conservatives, but I’ve got to give them some credit here. The government passed a bill eliminating the practice of giving convicted criminals 2-for-1 credit for time spent in detention before and during their trial.
I was always confused with this practice. I mean, I have no problem with giving 1-for-1 credit when a person has been convicted. I just think it’s fair. They’ve been incarcerated so that should count toward their final sentence.
Judges still have the ability to award 1.5-to-1 time, but it will only be under certain circumstances and the judge will have to justify their actions when they choose to go that way.
There shouldn’t be loopholes or shortcuts in the justice system. If a crime has a certain penalty, everyone should have to serve the proscribed penalty if they commit that particular crime. Part of the point of the system is to create a deterrent and shortcuts and loopholes undermine the effectiveness of the deterrent.