0442541_CORRPocketBook11Add3.qxp 14.09.2005 13:47 Page 18 Life-sentence prisoners should be eligible for release into society once they have served a sufficient period of time in custody to mark the seriousness of their offences.128 X. Persons under Detention without Sentence Everyone charged with a penal offence has the right to be presumed innocent until proved guilty.129 Everyone has the right to liberty and security. No one shall be deprived of liberty except on such grounds and in accordance with such procedures as are established by law.130 Anyone who is arrested shall be informed, at the time of arrest, of the reasons for the arrest and of his or her rights. Anyone who is arrested shall be promptly informed of any charges.131 Anyone who is arrested shall be brought promptly before a judicial authority for the purpose of having the legality of his or her arrest or detention reviewed and shall be released if the detention is found to be unlawful.132 Anyone who is arrested has the right to trial within a reasonable time or to release.133 18

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