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Originally Posted by d2_e4
In the UK, life sentences usually carry what is called a "minimum tariff", which is basically a parole eligibility term set by the judge at time of sentencing. However, we do have ~70 prisoners here serving "whole life" tariffs, which is basically natural life. Those are given out in the most egregious of cases - committing a murder after being released from prison for another violent crime, murder of a law enforcement officer, child/serial killers etc. I can't speak for the rest of Europe.
Whole life tariffs are subject to appeal and IIRC have been overturned in the past.
yea ok.. life tariffs stuff is given to minors, still basically. thats all Im saying.
you made it sound like its stuff from the past here imo.
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Originally Posted by d2_e4
They used to give death sentences and life without parole to minors, not any more after two relatively recent (last 15 years or so) supreme court cases. Juveniles can't get death sentences or LWOP any more.
not anymore? are we sure abou this? cant get?
technically you might be right, but in the real world they basically still get life, right? and now we could talk about if thats ok to treat a minor as an adult, which Im not convinced it is. 14 isnt an adult, right?
Last edited by washoe; 12-31-2023 at 09:50 PM.