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Government Proposal for Penal Reform Focuses on Stricter Sentences and Parole Rules

The Danish government’s proposed penal reform aims to tighten several penalties, including increasing the punishment for severe violence. The proposal has been gradually revealed to the media in recent weeks.

The Conservative People’s Party has expressed support for stricter penalties, asserting the necessity for significant consequences for actions that harm others’ lives. The party emphasizes the need to address imbalances created by previous efforts to combat gang crime, which have inadvertently diminished the severity of life sentences compared to fixed-term sentences.

Currently, gang-related offenses can result in double punishment, potentially leading to a 20-year prison sentence with parole eligibility after 13.2 years. In contrast, individuals serving life sentences, intended as the most severe punishment, can apply for parole after only 12 years and are typically released after 17 years. This discrepancy has led to life imprisonment effectively becoming a less severe punishment than certain fixed-term sentences.

The Conservative People’s Party advocates raising the parole eligibility threshold for life sentences to 20 years. This measure aims to ensure that life imprisonment remains the harshest punishment, with a minimum of 20 years served and an average length of service exceeding that. The party believes this adjustment will restore a sense of justice and fairness, preventing the most dangerous criminals from being released after only 12 years.

The reform also seeks to introduce double punishment for narcotics sales to minors. This measure intends to impose substantial consequences on those who harm children and young people through drug trafficking. Additionally, the party supports the implementation of reverse ankle monitors in Denmark.

Reverse ankle monitors would restrict convicted criminals from entering specific areas. This tool could be used to enforce residence bans for gang members, preventing them from returning to cities affected by their criminal activities. The Conservative People’s Party argues that the lack of effective supervision of residence bans makes reverse ankle monitors a valuable tool in the fight against gangs.