Life-sentence prisoners should be eligible for parole - Mid Dlam ghad-Dawl

Mid-Dlam ghad-Dawl Foundation said today that it disagreed that prisoners serving a life sentence and those jailed for immigration crimes would not be eligible for parole.

The foundation, which works mostly among prisoners and their families, said it welcomed the publication of the bill for the introduction of parole, something which it had been seeking for five years. Parole, it said, would be beneficial to the penal system and society in Malta.

"However, Mid-Dlam ghad-Dawl does not agree with some points in the proposed bill such as the exclusion from parole of those serving a life sentence and those accused of immigration crimes," the foundation said.

It said it would be proposing improvements to the bill in the coming days.