It depends where...
Canada: A life sentence means LIFE in prison! It is a missconception that in Canada it is 20 or 25 years. You can apply for parole at 25 years depending on what your charged with (ex First Degree Murder is a life sentence with possability of parole at 25 years)
USA: Depends on the State
A life sentence is for life.
A life sentence in the state of Ohio is a minimum of 30 years, to a maximum of 75 years for a natural life sentence.
A life sentence in the State of Idaho is 25 years
James Earl Ray, the assassin of Martin Luther King Jr., was sentenced to 99 years in prison without the possibility of parole. He died in prison in 1998 after serving about 30 years of his sentence.
Sorry, there will probably be no parole for your friend with a life sentence.
In Georgia, a life sentence typically means the individual will spend the rest of their life in prison without the possibility of parole. It is considered a severe penalty for serious crimes.
51 years
30 years. But a convict can serve a minimum of 25 years for a life sentence.
99 years old! Almost 100
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Twenty years
25 years