Recent statistics provided by the Justice Ministry to Democratic Party lawmaker Seo Young-kyo indicate that 95 percent of individuals granted parole from life sentences in South Korea over the last ten years were originally convicted of homicide-related charges. This disclosure emerges as discussions intensify regarding the implementation of life imprisonment without the possibility of parole. Under existing South Korean legislation, inmates serving life sentences become eligible for parole consideration after completing two decades of their term. However, the government currently lacks a specific monitoring system to track recidivism rates among those who have been released under these conditions.
Source : The Korea Herald
Photo : The Korea Herald
