Jackson released after just 16 years - to kill again - TWICE.
Had he hanged, how many more people would he have been able to kill?Come on abolitionists - please, do give a straight answer! (I know the answer.)
Also remember that there are currently averaging fewer than two murderers a year given a full life tariff so those who explain that 'life should mean life' are only echoing the self-same words use to mislead back in 1964.