Facts
[X.] (born in 1967) was sentenced to life imprisonment in 1997 by the District Court of Brugg for multiple murders, attempted murder, aggravated robbery, attempted extortion, gang theft, and violations of the Narcotics Act. He has been serving this sentence since 1994. In 2010, the management of the Intercantonal Penitentiary of Bostadel recommended granting [X.] four annual five-hour "humanitarian releases" accompanied by two persons. The Commission for the Assessment of the Dangerousness of Offenders (KoFaKo) supported the recommendation in 2010, but continued to assess [X.] as dangerous and recommended against any relaxation of the sentence. After several appeals and court proceedings, the Administrative Court of the Canton of Aargau finally authorised a maximum five-hour accompanied release for [X.] on 12 May 2015.
Considerations
The Federal Supreme Court upheld the decision of the Administrative Court. It stated that the execution of the sentence must be oriented towards reintegration and resocialisation, and that the prisoner must essentially be given a perspective of freedom. Relaxations of the sentence, such as…