• Colonel Sanders
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    51 year ago

    Not sure how it is in other countries, but I always assumed that a “life” sentence at least in the US just meant anything over 25 years

    • @LemmyKnowsBestOP
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      21 year ago

      I think in USA life sentence means until death 🤷🏻‍♀️

      • @answersplease77
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        31 year ago

        Not in every state, and many get life sentence with parole chance after X years.

    • @[email protected]
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      11 year ago

      In civilised counties it means indefinite, 20 years minimum and after that reviewed every couple of years. In some countries 25 years is the maximum mandatory sentence you can get, the next level is life.