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  2. Life imprisonment in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Under the federal criminal code, however, with respect to offenses committed after December 1, 1987, parole has been abolished for all sentences handed down by the federal system, including life sentences. A life sentence from a federal court will therefore result in imprisonment for the life of the defendant unless a pardon or reprieve is ...

  3. Life imprisonment - Wikipedia

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    The life sentence Graham received meant he had a life sentence without the possibility of parole, "because Florida abolished their parole system in 2003". [29] Graham's case was presented to the Supreme Court of the United States, with the question of whether juveniles should receive life without the possibility of parole in non-homicide cases.

  4. List of punishments for murder in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Between 20 years and life imprisonment (parole eligibility for life sentence if crime committed before January 1, 1995: 15 years or 20 years if sentenced to more than 1 life sentence, 25 years if the victim was under the age of 8) (Prisoners are eligible for geriatric parole when they turn 60) Aggravated Murder

  5. Prisoners fight Tennessee's confusing life sentence laws ...

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    Atkins believed his sentence would last for the rest of his life but that he would have a shot at being granted parole — an early release from prison where he could live in the free world while ...

  6. What does it take to end a life sentence? For these ... - AOL

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    For Loya and many other incarcerated people with previous life sentences, the Actors’ Gang has evolved into a beacon of hope. Loya joined the program in September 2016 for its seven-day ...

  7. Susan Smith, who killed her 2 young children 30 years ago ...

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    Susan Smith, who has served 30 years of a life sentence for killing her two young sons in 1994, ... strapped in their car seats at the bottom of nearby John D. Long Lake, authorities said.

  8. List of longest prison sentences - Wikipedia

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    World's longest sentence for corporate fraud according to Guinness World Records 2006. Also the longest, non-life, officially confirmed sentence ever handed in the world. She defrauded more than 16,000 Thais in a pyramid scheme worth $204 million at the time. [1]

  9. Criminal sentencing in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Louisiana provides for life imprisonment without parole or the death penalty for murder. [10] Massachusetts In Massachusetts, first degree murder is defined as killing a person with premeditated intent to kill. The only possible sentence for first degree murder is life in prison without parole as Massachusetts does not have the death penalty.