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  2. Category : Prisoners sentenced to life imprisonment by Virginia

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    Prisoners sentenced to life imprisonment by Virginia courts. Pages in category "Prisoners sentenced to life imprisonment by Virginia" The following 16 pages are in this category, out of 16 total.

  3. Life imprisonment in the United States - Wikipedia

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    In addition, the sentence of life imprisonment may also be given for "drug kingpins" and "habitual criminals". It has been applied in every state except Alaska, as well as in the federal courts. [39] [40] In Alaska, the maximum term of imprisonment is for 99 years without parole, which is considered to be de facto life imprisonment without ...

  4. Capital punishment in Virginia - Wikipedia

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    Capital punishment was abolished in Virginia on March 24, 2021, when Governor Ralph Northam signed a bill into law. The law took effect on July 1, 2021. Virginia is the 23rd state to abolish the death penalty, and the first southern state in United States history to do so.

  5. Former US sailor cleared of murder, rape after 33 years in prison

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    RICHMOND, Va., April 7 (Reuters) - Virginia's top court on Thursday ordered the release of a former U.S. sailor who has spent 33 years in prison, because new DNA evidence showed he did not murder ...

  6. List of people sentenced to more than one life imprisonment

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    Name Sentence start Sentence term Country Description Terry Nichols: 1995 162 consecutive life sentences plus 93 years without parole United States Convicted of 161 counts of first degree murder, first degree arson, and conspiracy by the state court of Oklahoma for his part in the Oklahoma City bombing of April 19, 1995; also sentenced in federal court for terrorism and eight counts of ...

  7. Category:Prisoners and detainees of Virginia - Wikipedia

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    Prisoners who died in Virginia detention (1 C, 5 P) E. ... Prisoners sentenced to life imprisonment by Virginia (16 P) M. People convicted of murder by Virginia (62 P)

  8. Life imprisonment - Wikipedia

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    Life imprisonment is not used in all countries; Portugal was the first country to abolish life imprisonment, in 1884, [3] and all other Portuguese-speaking countries also have maximum imprisonment lengths, as well as all Spanish-speaking countries in the Americas except for Cuba, Peru, Argentina, Chile and the Mexican state of Chihuahua. Other ...

  9. Classes of offenses under United States federal law - Wikipedia

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    Maximum prison term [1] Maximum fine [2] [note 1] Probation term [3] [note 2] Maximum supervised release term [4] [note 3] Maximum prison term upon supervised release revocation [5] Special assessment [6] [note 4] Felony A Life imprisonment (or death in certain cases of murder, treason, espionage or mass trafficking of drugs) $250,000: 1-5 ...