Some great sentencing changes

Paul Goldsmith announced the sentencing reforms passed third reading. While the revised three strikes law was so watered down to be almost useless, these law changes are much more meaningful and welcome. They include:

• Capping the sentence discounts that judges can apply at 40 per cent
• Preventing repeat discounts for youth and remorse.
• Encouraging the use of cumulative sentencing for offences committed while on bail, in custody, or on parole
• Implementing a sliding scale for early guilty pleas with a maximum sentence discount of 25 per cent
• New aggravating factors of “Adults who exploit children and young people by aiding or abetting them to offend” and “Offenders who glorify their criminal activities by livestreaming or posting them online”