Hello......you answered your own question......life is as long as someone is alive.
Not necessarily, Life without chance of parole is a life sentence, but a regular life sentence you get out before you die
A life sentence is for life.
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A life sentence in Georgia typically means serving a minimum of 30 years in prison before being eligible for parole.
Just like marriage ... 'til death.
In Georgia, a life sentence typically means serving a minimum of 30 years in prison before being eligible for parole.
There are many ways a judge can impose a sentence. One example is "I sentence you to ten years in prison."
The mean prison sentence for murder and nonnegligent manslaughter was nearly 20 years and 8 months; the median was 24 years and 3 months.
There is a difference between Life in Prison, and Life in Prison without the Possibility of Parole. Life without Parole is just that, until the end of the person's natural life. Regular Life in Prison is 40 years, and then the person becomes eligible for Parole, which does not guarantee that they will be released, only that they will regularly be reviewed by the Parole Board.
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Many believed that Bernard Madoff's sentence of 150 years in prison was fair given the magnitude of his Ponzi scheme and the devastation it caused to many investors. The judge's decision was in line with the seriousness of the crimes committed and served as a deterrent to others.
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In actual fact, having a life sentence may not actually have an affect on how many years you have in Jail. For instance, the "Milwaukee Cannibal", (Jeffery Dahmer, a psycho rapist serial killer) received 15 life sentences- About 1000 years. They did not expect him to live 1000 years, nor did he (He was killed in 1994 by a schizophrenic inmate) The Judge simply did not want him granted enough years off his sentence to escape, so they made it literally impossible to achieve it. So life sentence for duration of natural life means that until the prisoner is dead, they cannot be granted bail. (And after they are dead, they can plead for bail all they want.)