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Life imprisonment is any sentence of imprisonment for a crime under which convicted criminals are to remain in prison for the rest of their natural lives (or until pardoned, paroled, or commuted to a fixed term). Crimes that warrant life imprisonment are extremely serious and usually violent.
- Life imprisonment in the United States
Statistics. Over 200,000 people, or about 1 in 7 prisoners...
- Life imprisonment in Germany
In Germany, life imprisonment (lebenslange Freiheitsstrafe)...
- Life imprisonment in the United States
15. Mai 2023 · The Council of Europe’s Department for the Execution of ECHR Judgments has published a factsheet on cases concerning life imprisonment. It covers issues such as review mechanisms, conditions of detention and the risk of irreducible life sentences in extradition cases.
Learn about the global trends, types and impacts of life imprisonment, a severe punishment that varies widely between countries. Find out how life-sentenced people are treated, what rights they have, and what challenges they face.
2. Juni 2020 · Van Zyl Smit and Appleton define life imprisonment as ‘a sentence, following a criminal conviction, which gives the state the power to detain a person in prison for life, that is, until they die there.’ (2019: 35)
A life prisoner who is no longer subject to the “special regime” may either be placed outside the high security zone, upon the decision of the prison director, or remain in the high-security zone under a “strict regime”.
