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Red Edwards Welcomes Approval of the Bill that Commutes Penalties and Announces that He Will Ask Kast to “Grant Pardons” to Elderly Inmates

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Senator Rojo Edwards referred to the general approval in the Senate Chamber of the bill that would allow the granting of alternative sentences or the suspension of the sentence of inmates with health problems or for old age. “Anyone who defends human rights cannot claim to have people over 80 years of age with terminal cancer suffering degrading treatment in Chilean prisons, so I am at least happy with this approval and hope that in the second p…

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The Minister of Justice and Human Rights, Jaime Gajardo, referred to the bill regulating the suspension and alternative enforcement of custodial sentences for inmates with chronic illnesses, disabilities or at least 70 years of age. The authority expressed its strong rejection of the initiative approved by the Senate in general. The Upper House approved the bill with 23 votes in favour and 22 against; moreover, it set a deadline until March 16 t…

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The incumbent of Justice and Human Rights, Jaime Gajardo, described the day as a “black day for democracy” and urged those who supported the project to give explanations to the country.

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Security Minister Luis Cordero said that the law passed in the Senate and that it commutes the sentences to older prisoners because it is “morally irresponsible” in seeking to release those convicted of crimes against humanity. Cordero noted that the law “adopts a manifest legal technique that makes it [...] La entrada Cordero says that law that would commute penalties to prisoners of Punta Peuco is “morally irresponsible” was first published in…

The initiative would allow people over 70 to serve their sentences at home, including those who committed crimes such as homicide, rape or crimes against humanity.

In Now Es Cuando, the Minister of Justice, Jaime Gajardo, criticized the general approval of the project on alternative serving of sentences, promoted by opposition senators. In his opinion, the initiative presents serious technical deficiencies and could allow people convicted of serious crimes to serve their sentences in their homes, which, he warned, could affect public safety. #NowEsCuando Minister of Justice, Jaime Gajardo, on a project th…

The scope of the project could also include those convicted of particularly serious common crimes. Among them is Julio Pérez Silva, known as the Alto Hospicio psychopath, sentenced to life imprisonment for the kidnapping, rape, and murder of several teenage girls in the Tarapacá Region. The bill, sponsored by Senators Francisco Chahuán, Iván Moreira, Luz Ebensperger, Enrique van Rysselberghe, and Felipe Kast, sparked considerable controversy aft…

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pnt.cl broke the news in on Wednesday, March 4, 2026.
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