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Brianna Ghey's killers given life sentences for brutal murder (www.bbc.com)
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[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago

In the UK we have minimum terms. Basically the life sentence stands and if released on parole (after the minimum term) then they will be on licence which means they can be returned to prison at any time if it is believed they present a danger in general or break the terms of their licence, without trial.

We do have whole life terms but they are reserved for the most serious murders, such as serial killers