Sentences with phrase «life sentences since»

Fifty - three people given life sentences since 2000 have been freed from jail, the Home Office has admitted.

North Korea says it has released a Canadian pastor who was serving a life sentence since 2015 for anti-state activities over health reasons.

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(CNN)- I have been paying close attention to the changes coming since the U.S. Supreme Court struck down any mandatory life sentences for juveniles who kill.

It has been a long time since a «life sentence» meant that the prisoner would stay in prison for the rest of his natural life.

Before a judge sentenced her to life in prison without the possibility of parole for fatally stabbing two young children she had cared for, the former nanny, Yoselyn Ortega, spoke in open court for the first time since the trial began and begged for forgiveness.

Bulger fled in 1994, was captured in 2011 in California and has since been sentenced to two consecutive life terms plus five years for his crimes.

Since the children were removed, Deidre and Jerry Matthews have divorced and are serving suspended life sentences.

Where an offender meets the criteria of dangerousness, there is no longer any need to protect the public by passing a sentence of life imprisonment, since the public is now protected by the imposition of the sentence of imprisonment for public protection.

Since serving his sentence, Mr. Melnick has made significant efforts to move on with his life, building a small business and successfully completing law school and articles.

Since 2000, 26 of 27 judicial overrides of life sentences have occurred in Alabama.

He has since stated in appeals that he was «coerced» to plead guilty by both the prosecutor and his court - appointed attorney because he would face a possible life sentence in a jury trial.