Life imprisonment is any sentence of imprisonment for a crime under which the convicted criminal is to remain in prison for the rest of their natural...

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

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...

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...

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...

the military penal code is life imprisonment. The maximum determinate penalty (civilian penal code) is 21 years' imprisonment, but only a small percentage...

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

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 (Irish: príosúnacht saoil) in the Republic of Ireland may last for the natural life of the convict. While life imprisonment is the most...

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...