He believes she has paid for her crimes and that she is a reformed character.

BBC: Longford 'disgusted' that Hindley will die in jail

However, if he is, and people say he is a reformed character, let us see him do something to show it.

BBC: News Online

He ruled as a reckless populist, presiding over economic collapse, hyperinflation, corruption and a murderous guerrilla insurgency by the Maoist Shining Path and the smaller MRTA. He narrowly won the presidency again in 2006, partly by convincing Peruvians that he was a reformed character who believed in market economics and free trade, and partly because his challengers were even less convincing.

ECONOMIST: New cabinet, old problems

It is hard to prove in prison that you are a reliably reformed character, and releases are running at just 5%.

ECONOMIST: Prison reform

Your fans can always say that someone else is much worse and that you are at least a reforming, if not fully reformed, character.

ECONOMIST: Reputation management