Psychological evidence that PTSD symptoms have 'largely dissipated' and that prison conditions are 'very likely to lead to a resurgence of post-trauma symptoms' without specifying the manner or extent of decline in mental health is insufficient to engage limbs 5 and 6 of the [name withheld] principles. A sentence of six months' imprisonment for a low-level delivery driver in a large heroin trafficking operation, where the offender was aware of the likelihood of illicit drugs, is within the appropriate range notwithstanding the offender's age (73), good character, and personal circumstances.
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