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HAVANA, October 31 (Ana Leonor Díaz, Grupo Decoro / www.cubanet.org)
- The Cuban government is seeking to reduce the penal population in the island
by imposing public service sentences.
A source in the Supreme Court said most prisoners range from 18 to 30 years
of age, and that many are serving long sentences that have no bearing to the
seriousness of the crime.
A new class of judge will oversee those sentenced to public service.
Typically, those condemned to serve sentences without incarceration before
have been sent to do farm labor, street cleaning or other menial labors, without
regard for their educational qualifications.
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