Life imprisonment is any sentence of imprisonment under which the convicted individual is to remain incarcerated for the rest of their natural life (or...

military penal code is life imprisonment.[citation needed] The maximum determinate penalty (civilian penal code) is 21 years' imprisonment, but only a small...

Life imprisonment is the most severe criminal sentence available to the courts in Australia. Most cases attracting the sentence are murder. It is also...

In England and Wales, life imprisonment is a sentence that lasts until the death of the prisoner, although in most cases the prisoner will be eligible...

In the United States, life imprisonment is the most severe punishment provided by law in states with no valid capital punishment statute, and second-most...

without such authority. In the latter case it is considered "false imprisonment". Imprisonment does not necessarily imply a place of confinement with bolts...

Life imprisonment in Canada is a criminal sentence for certain offences that lasts for the offender’s life. Parole is possible, but even if paroled, the...

Life imprisonment (無期懲役, muki chōeki) is one of the most severe punishments available in Japan, second only to the death penalty. The punishment is of...

sentenced to life imprisonment. If the offender was below the age of 18 at the time of the offense, the maximum sentence is 10 years' imprisonment. The maximum...

Life imprisonment in Spain was introduced by the Ley Orgánica 1/2015 in March 2015, effective from 1 July 2015. The sentence can be revised, so it is...

Life imprisonment in Mexico is theoretically legal, but as of 2001, the Mexican Supreme Court stated that all persons sentenced to life imprisonment or...

Life imprisonment is legal under the Greek penal code, and is the most severe punishment available under the law. It can be imposed for multiple murders...

consider life imprisonment as a fixed jail term of 20 years and thus changed the definition of life imprisonment to a term of imprisonment for the prisoner's...

automatically be commuted to life imprisonment (or fixed-term imprisonment of twenty-five years). (Article 50) Life imprisonment may be commuted, and the...

into strict imprisonment, ordinary imprisonment, and fines. Imprisonment is divided into aggravated life imprisonment, life imprisonment and termed sentences...

Life imprisonment in Sweden is a term of imprisonment for an indeterminate length. It is the most severe punishment available in Sweden. Swedish law states...

the Netherlands in 1870, life imprisonment specifically means imprisonment lasting for the rest of the convicted person's life without the possibility...

Indefinite imprisonment or indeterminate imprisonment is the imposition of a sentence of imprisonment with no definite period of time set during sentencing...

In Albania, life imprisonment is a legal penalty for men over 18 who commit certain crimes. It is the severest punishment available under Albanian law...

been used since 1957. Offenders sentenced to life imprisonment must serve a minimum of 10 years imprisonment before they are eligible for parole, although...

Life imprisonment (Irish: príosúnacht bheatha) in Ireland may last for the natural life of the convict. While life imprisonment is the most severe penalty...

Life imprisonment in Iceland is legal and the most severe punishment available under the Icelandic penal code since the death penalty was formally abolished...

the original Finnish Criminal Code of 1889, life imprisonment consisted of at least 12 years of imprisonment, after which the convict was eligible for parole...

In Germany, life imprisonment (lebenslange Freiheitsstrafe) has an indeterminate length and is the most severe punishment that can be imposed. A person...

sentences, Pizzuto also received a 14-year jail term for grand theft and life imprisonment for robbery. On the other hand, Pizzuto's accomplices – William Odom...

Life imprisonment in Israel is legal and the most severe punishment available under Israeli law during peacetime. The death penalty is applicable for...

Currently[update], there is no life imprisonment in Croatia. The Criminal Code prescribes long-time imprisonment - 20 to 50 years - for the most severe...

Life imprisonment in South Africa has an indeterminate length and may last for the remainder of the offender's life. It is a mandatory punishment for...

of Death Sentenced to Life in Prison[dead link]. Times Online. Retrieved 24 June 2013. Three women killed. Lifelong imprisonment for "Brummi Killer": Verdict...

misconduct charge against a babysitter in Grand Rapids, receiving six months' imprisonment and 36 months' probation. Not long after leaving jail he assaulted two...