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1029394756abc t1_j6hojpz wrote

Reply to comment by Kayback2 in ELI5 - Why do criminals get sentenced to Life without Parole PLUS ten years for example? by sir_cas

Wow I never knew this. Using the term “life” is quite a misnomer then.

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DoctorWTF t1_j6hp8ju wrote

While I agree, 25 years of prison is pretty much a whole lifetime..

You will be nothing but a broken shadow of whatever you were before, and ever hoped to be....

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crazyhadron t1_j6hqfot wrote

Won't dissuade psychopathic serial killers, though

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DoctorWTF t1_j6hqquy wrote

Definitely not when you just leave them to rot, for 25 years...

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LARRY_Xilo t1_j6hsxoz wrote

All systems that I know of that have defined terms like 25 years, also have concepts for people that are still considered dangerous but its not part of the prison time because its not the punishment but to protect other people from that person. In german for example its called "Sicherheitsverwarung" which would translate to security detention.

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shine_on t1_j6i3cn3 wrote

Here in the UK a life sentence means that you're still under some restrictions even after you're released from prison, so you could spend 20 years inside and then the rest of your life outside but "on licence", which means you have to abide by certain conditions otherwise you go back to prison.

https://www.gov.uk/types-of-prison-sentence/life-sentences

https://www.criminaljusticehub.org.uk/task/what-does-being-on-licence-mean/

Some people in the UK have been sentenced to a "whole life" sentence but it's quite rare.

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masterofshadows t1_j6i78km wrote

In the states we call that probation, and some sentences include it on top of the time in prison.

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