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SPAIN: Statewatch Viewpoint: Life imprisonment in Spain: An inhuman and unlawful punishment

14 November 2014

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"In Spain, there are eternal prison sentences. They are the ones that are longer than the maximum limits set by the penal code that is in force. These sentences should be the legislator’s target to resolve this unfair and disproportionate situation experienced by dozens of prisoners. At present, there are over 200 people in the Spanish state who have been convicted for several crimes whose outstanding prison terms are longer, if we add them up, than the limit set by the penal code for prison sentences."

See the full text: Life imprisonment in Spain: An inhuman and unlawful punishment (pdf) by Julián Carlos Ríos Martín (Professor of Penal Law at the Universidad Pontificia Comillas, Madrid)

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