Is it just me or do others also feel that the sentences judges have been handing down in this country are far too lenient? I understand that there was a plea in this case, so that would lessen the sentence but why are these two convictions for very serious crimes running concurrently?

We have to face the reality that to get a grip on crime in this country we need to incarcerate habitual criminals for far longer periods of time. A police officer in Oklahoma recently was found guilty of several rapes and received a sentence of 235 years! Until judges hand down longer and more appropriate sentences crime can not abate in this country. We have our police commissioner bemoaning the fact that they catch these habitual criminals who are terrorizing our citizens only to see them released by the courts and on the streets the following week. Something has to change and it needs to be begin with our judges.

Yeah, i thought that was light sentencing as well. Armed robbery and rapes? he gets 14 years in total, but will be out after 7? every year in jail counts as two years of his sentence?

This tells me i could do whatever, and don't worry ma, i gone be home soon even if they catch me and don't let me off the prison bus!!!

The article says the sentences won't be served concurrently so he has to serve 7 then another 7 hence 14 in total.

A day in fox hill is equivalent to 10 regular prison days

But Fox Hill is our regular prison....

Running concurrently is absolute bullshit! Again I say, this court system ENCOURAGES criminals to do as much crime as possible because each individual crime doesn't add years to your term.
For example, when a criminal commits armed robbery in a home he will get 7 years if he's caught. But, while holding up the family he notices that the gal in the house is pretty good looking so he thinks... what if I rape her, will I do more time??? The answer is NO, he will still only serve 7 years. So what do you think the scumbag is going to do? He's going to rape the damn girl!!!!