Is a 16-year prison sentence fair for a young person who leaked confidential information, even if their intent wasn't to endanger national security?

if it was not intended the punishment should be less severe

Punitive justice should not be the first resort. Only if reformative justice is not possible, or there is evidence that the convicted has consistent bad behavior, should a punitive approach be taken.

Yes because they still put the nation in danger no matter what the what they were trusted and broke the trust so they should be punished.

i do no believe it's fair for a young man get sentenced that long, I do not believe he has any bad intentioned

He shouldn't have done that and should go to jail for it

if they didn’t want it leaked, they should’ve hid it better

I think that if their intent was not to endanger the national security, then a 16 year prison should be reconsidered. I think running a trail and hearing accused’s side would help in forming a precise decision