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As court sentences have got
As court sentences have got tougher, we have built over 16,000 more
prison places than there were in 1997. The most high-risk violent
offenders will now be detained in custody indefinitely and our 2003
Criminal Justice Act confirmed that life sentences must mean life for the
most heinous murders.Where significant new evidence comes to light
we have abolished the ‘double jeopardy’ rule so that serious criminals
who have been unjustly acquitted can be tried again. And we will introduce
much tougher penalties for those who cause death by careless driving
or who kill while driving without a licence or while disqualified.