RE: Should Life Imprisonment Mean Life or 40 years?
quote:Originally posted by rav0
Someone said that the life sentence in Australia means only 25 years, not the rest of your life (I sound like a Powerball ad), which is where the problem is IMO.
it depends on what state you are in, and is determined by the judge that presides over the case, usually 15-25 years. however we do, in Victoria at least, have a 'life never to be released' sentence, which means you never get released
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