Friday, 1 October 1999, 12:19 am Press Release: ACT New Zealand
ACT Leader Richard Prebble said today he was delighted
with the overwhelming support for his Truth in
Sentencing Bill to ensure criminals serve more of their
sentence.
Last night's Assignment/Colmar Brunton poll
showed Mr Prebble's Bill gained the largest amount of
public support - 86 percent - of any proposal for changes
to crime penalties.
"The public is sending the two main
parties a message that they are sick and tired of
politicians letting dangerous criminals out of jail early,"
Mr Prebble said.
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