Fodd bynnag, nid ydym yn ymestyn yr hawl i bleidleisio i bob carcharor a pherson ifanc sydd yn y ddalfa. Dw i o’r farn bod ein polisi yn taro’r cydbwysedd cywir rhwng anfon negeseuon cryf a chadarnhaol i garcharorion bod ganddyn nhw ran o hyd mewn cymdeithas a chydnabod natur, difrifoldeb ac amgylchiadau’r troseddau a gyflawnwyd. Golyga’r trothwy o bedair blynedd ar unrhyw ddedfryd na fydd y troseddwyr mwyaf difrifol yn cael yr hawl i bleidleisio.
However, we are not extending the right to vote to all prisoners and young people in custody. I believe our policy strikes the right balance between sending strong and positive messages to prisoners that they continue to have a stake in society and acknowledging the nature, gravity and circumstances of the offending. The sentence threshold of 4 years means that the most serious offenders will not be enfranchised.