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Life imprisonment in Spain was introduced by the Ley Orgánica 1/2015 in March 2015, effective from 1 July 2015.[1] The sentence can be revised, so it is officially called "revisable permanent imprisonment" (Spanish: prisión permanente revisable).

History

The legislation establishing such a sentence was passed with 181 votes in favour, 138 against and two abstentions. All votes in favour came from the right-wing governing People's Party.[1]

Life imprisonment had previously been introduced in 1822 as a life sentence of forced labour, and in 1848 was revised as life in prison. In 1870, this was reformed to allow the possibility of parole after 30 years; at this time all life prisoners were detained in North Africa or the Canary Islands.[2]

In 1928, the military dictatorship of Miguel Primo de Rivera removed life imprisonment from the statute books, though the death penalty remained. Capital punishment was retained under Francisco Franco, and the maximum prison sentence was of 30 years.[2] After the Spanish transition to democracy, the death penalty was abolished and the maximum prison sentence remained at 30 until November 2003, when the conservative government of José María Aznar increased it to 40 years for convicted terrorists.[2][3]

After the adoption of the current statute in 2015, the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) challenged it at the Constitutional Court. In October 2021, by seven votes to three, life imprisonment was deemed constitutional.[4]

Murders are punished with life imprisonment in the following cases:[4]

Convicts must serve between 25 and 35 years of their sentence, depending on the severity of their crimes, before being eligible for parole.[4]

Cases

As of October 2021, 28 people have been sentenced to a reviewable permanent prison sentence, under the 2015 legislation. Five have been women. As of December 2019, after the conviction for the high-profile murder of Diana Quer, Galicia and Andalusia were the autonomous communities with the most life sentences, with three each.[5] Four convicts had their sentences revoked and replaced by determinate prison sentences.

References

  1. ^ a b "El Congreso aprueba la prisión permanente revisable con el único apoyo del Partido Popular" [Congress approves permanent revisable prison with support only from the People's Party] (in Spanish). RTVE. 26 March 2015. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  2. ^ a b c "Una figura instaurada en 1822 y eliminada en 1928" [A statute installed in 1822 and abolished in 1928]. El País (in Spanish). 21 January 2020. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  3. ^ "Texto íntegro de la entrevista a José María Aznar" [Transcript of the interview with José María Aznar]. ABC (in Spanish). 29 December 2002. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  4. ^ a b c "El Constitucional avala la prisión permanente revisable" [Constitutional court upholds permanent reviewable prison] (in Spanish). EFE. 6 October 2021. Retrieved 9 October 2021.
  5. ^ Vilas, Alberto (18 December 2019). "Galicia lidera la lista de condenados a permanente revisable" [Galicia leads the list of permanent revisable prison sentences]. El Progreso (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  6. ^ "David Oubel, primer condenado a prisión permanente revisable" [David Oubel, first person sentence to permanent revisable prison]. Faro de Vigo (in Spanish). 6 July 2017. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  7. ^ "Dictan la segunda condena a prisión permanente revisable de España" [Second permanent revisable prison sentence enacted in Spain]. ABC (in Spanish). 23 March 2018. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  8. ^ "El Supremo revoca la primera prisión permanente que le toca revisar" [The Supreme Court quashes the first permanent revisable prison sentence that it had been handed to review]. El País (in Spanish). 24 January 2019. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  9. ^ "Condenado a prisión permanente revisable el asesino de la niña Alicia" [Murderer of the little girl Alicia sentenced to permanent revisable prison]. El Correo de Burgos (in Spanish). 27 September 2018. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  10. ^ "El Supremo confirma la prisión permanente para el hombre que mató a golpes a su hijo en A Coruña" [The Supreme Court confirms permanent prison for the man who beat his son to death in A Coruña]. El País (in Spanish). 17 January 2019. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  11. ^ "Condenado a prisión permanente revisable Patrick Nogueira, el autor de los crímenes de Pioz" [Patrick Nogueira, perpetrator of the crimes in Pioz, sentenced to permanent revisable prison] (in Spanish). RTVE. 15 November 2018. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  12. ^ González, Germán (7 March 2019). "Primera condena en Cataluña a prisión permanente revisable" [First sentencing in Catalonia to permanent revisable prison]. El Mundo (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  13. ^ Blanco, Natalio (3 April 2019). "Prisión permanente revisable para el asesino y violador de su ex pareja" [Permanent revisable prison for the murderer and rapist of his ex-partner] (in Spanish). Diario 16. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  14. ^ "Cadena perpetua para el asesino de una mujer en Pilas" [Life sentence for the murderer of a woman in Pilas]. Diario de Sevilla (in Spanish). 24 April 2019. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  15. ^ Muñoz-Lacuna, J. V. (8 May 2019). "Prisión permanente revisable por matar a puñaladas a su pareja discapacitada" [Permanent revisable prison for stabbing to death his disabled partner]. La Verdad (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  16. ^ "Elude la prisión permanente revisable tras matar a su pareja enferma crónica" [Permanent revisable prison avoided after killing his chronically ill partner]. Diario Sur (in Spanish). 21 September 2020. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  17. ^ Gálvez, J. J. (5 June 2019). "Prisión permanente para el hombre que violó y mató de una "salvaje" paliza a la hija de su pareja" [Permanent prison for the man who raped and killed with a "savage" beating his partner's daughter]. El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  18. ^ Pozas, Alberto (16 December 2020). "El Supremo confirma la prisión permanente revisable a Ana Julia Quezada por asesinar al niño Gabriel" [The Supreme Court confirms permanent revisable prison for Ana Julia Quezada for murdering little Gabriel] (in Spanish). Cadena SER. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  19. ^ Echaluce, Alberto (6 November 2019). "Prisión permanente revisable para el asesino de la eibarresa Rakel López y su hijo Markel" [Permanent revisable prison for the murderer of Rakel López from Eibar and her son Markel]. El Diario Vasco (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  20. ^ "Prisión permanente revisable para El Chicle por el asesinato de Diana Quer" [Permanent revisable prison for El Chicle for the murder of Diana Quer]. La Vanguardia (in Spanish). 17 December 2019. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  21. ^ Navarro, Juan (27 December 2019). "Condenada a prisión permanente revisable la madre que mató a su hija en Bilbao" [Mother who killed her daughter in Bilbao sentenced to permanent revisable prison]. El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  22. ^ "Prisión permanente revisable para Gonzalo por asesinar a su tía, Rosa María, en Ofra" [Permanent revisable prison for Gonzalo for murdering his aunt, Rosa María, in Ofra]. Diario de Avisos (in Spanish). 15 February 2020. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  23. ^ "Prisión permanente revisable para Rubén Mañó por violar y matar a una joven de 15 años en Chella" [Permanent revisable prison for Rubén Mañó for raping and killing a 15-year-old girl in Chella] (in Spanish). Telecinco. 12 August 2020. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  24. ^ Alarcón, M. (1 October 2020). "Condenan a prisión permanente revisable a los padres acusados de asesinar a su hijo en Elche" [Parents accused of murdering their son in Elche sentenced to permanent revisable prison]. La Opinión de Murcia (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  25. ^ "El TSJCV revoca la prisión permanente revisable para los condenados por matar a un niño de dos años en Elx" [The Supreme Court of Justice of the Valencian Community revokes the permanent reviewable prison sentence for the couple sentenced for murdering a two-year-old boy in Elche]. 20 minutos (in Spanish). 29 April 2021. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
  26. ^ "Prisión permanente revisable para el asesino de la niña Naiara" [Permanent revisable prison for the murderer of little Naiara]. La Vanguardia (in Spanish). 7 October 2020. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  27. ^ Marlasca, Manu (30 November 2020). "Prisión permanente revisable" [Permanent revisable prison] (in Spanish). La Sexta. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  28. ^ "Ana María Baños, condenada a prisión permanente revisable por asesinar a su hijo" [Ana María Baños, sentenced to permanent reviewable prison sentence for murdering her son]. La Voz de Almería (in Spanish). 9 April 2021. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
  29. ^ "Ígor el Ruso, condenado a prisión permanente revisable por el asesinato de un ganadero y dos guardias civiles en Teruel" [Igor the Russian, sentenced to reviewable permanent prison for the murder of a rancher and two civil guards in Teruel]. 20 minutos (in Spanish). 29 April 2021. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
  30. ^ "Primera prisión permanente revisable en Asturias para la mujer que asesinó a su bebé en Gijón" [First permanent reviewable prison sentence for the woman who murdered her baby in Gijón]. El Comercio (in Spanish). 27 May 2021. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
  31. ^ "Condenado a prisión permanente revisable el hombre que asesinó a sus padres y su hermano en Alicante" [The man who murdered his parents and his brother in Alicante was sentenced to reviewable permanent prison]. El Español (in Spanish). 1 June 2021. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
  32. ^ "Prisión permanente revisable para el asesino de la pequeña Laia" [Permanent reviewable prison for the murderer of little Laia]. ABC (in Spanish). 9 June 2021. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
  33. ^ "Sentencia del crimen de Cáseda: primeras penas de prisión permanente revisable en Navarra" [Sentencing for the Cáseda crime: first permanent reviewable prison sentences in Navarre] (in Spanish). Navarra.com. 16 June 2021. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
  34. ^ Moreno, Rosalina (4 October 2021). "El TS confirma la prisión permanente revisable para una pareja por el maltrato y asesinato de la bebé de ella" [Supreme Court confirms the reviewable permanent prison for a couple for the mistreatment and murder of her baby]. Confilegal (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 January 2022.
  35. ^ "Prisión permanente revisable para Bernardo Montoya por la violación y asesinato de Laura Luelmo" [Reviewable permanent prison for Bernardo Montoya for the rape and murder of Laura Luelmo]. El País (in Spanish). 10 December 2021. Retrieved 10 December 2021.

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