Great!  If there are many misinformed people, let's have a couple articles as I said.  Let's get both sides, well argued, well referenced, exploring issues like the differences between a one and two year sentence as you suggest.  We could look at cost-benefit, etc.  We could also look at - What does a life sentence mean - literally the rest of the person's life?  What should it mean?  Are there some crimes so terrible (the Bernardos, the Olsons, the Oughtons, etc.) that there should never be parole hearings for these individuals?  Let's look into it and not shout down those who disagree with us, but rather try and understand their viewpoints, even if we conclude they are misinformed, misguided or just different.