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  Life imprisonment - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In Denmark, a life sentence theoretically means until death and the prisoner is not eligible for parole, however he is entitled to a pardoning hearing after 12 years and upon motion of the minister of justice, the Danish Queen may grant a pardon, on condition of a 5 years probation.
In Finland, life imprisonment is a sentence of theoretically indeterminate length.
In Sweden, life imprisonment is a sentence of indeterminate length.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Life_imprisonment   (3067 words)

  
 Life in Prison - Vankeinhoitolaitos
Prisons organise many-sided vocational and educational schooling.Education is arranged together with local educational institutes.
Prisoners are entitled to receive visitors at times reserved for visits during weekends and on special grounds at other points of time as well.
Prisoners may be granted a permission to leave only if it is considered probable that they will observe the conditions of permission..
www.vankeinhoito.fi /5563.htm   (929 words)

  
 Life in Prison (September 13, 2000)
While this aspect of prison life still exists in some areas, most prisons of this type are gone, converted or on their way out.
This prison was labyrinth-like and prisoners entering this fortress were actually blindfolded and spun around so as to disorient them to their surroundings.
A "kinder, gentler" prison environment was born and the power the administration had over the lives of the inmates was not only reduced, but observed by outside agencies.
www.eatthestate.org /05-01/LifePrison.htm   (1227 words)

  
 Law FAQS - Prison - Life in Prison
Prisoners usually have opportunities to upgrade their education through university courses or learning a variety of trades.
This encourages a sense of social responsibility in prisoners and also helps to prepare them to return to society when their prison sentences are over.
The suicide rate in Canada's prisons is twice the rate of the general population.
www.acjnet.org /youthfaq/jailife.html   (461 words)

  
 Adam Richetti's Life in Prison
During the months he was held in jail and prison, he frequently boasted he would not be executed and that gangster associates would "spring" him.
Adam was taken from his cell in 'B' hall inside the prison, a long quiet, lonely walk to the small gray building housing the gas chamber at 11:30pm, Thursday the 6th of October.
The lips of the attending priests moved in prayers.
www.fortunecity.com /meltingpot/kuwait/55/id44.htm   (1308 words)

  
 Police officer convicted of killing his gay lover - Courttv.com - Trials
Steven Arthur Rios faces a mandatory sentence of life in prison without parole for killing Jesse James Valencia.
The prosecutor had asked for a second life sentence to send a message to other law enforcement officers that "that there will be a ton of bricks dropped" if they break the laws they are sworn to uphold.
Later, as a defense lawyer tried to persuade the jury against imposing a second life sentence, Rios began crying and stared longingly toward his wife, who was weeping in the spectator's gallery.
www.courttv.com /trials/rios/052105_verdict_ctv.html   (918 words)

  
 My Life in Prison Gangs
Upon my arrival in the Texas prison system, I was still on the hunt for something to make me feel complete.
Texas prisons are infested with various gangs that originated in the early 80's.
By age 20 I had climbed to captain of one of the deadliest prison gangs in existence and was infested with a gang mentality.
www.cog7.org /BA/NowWhat/Articles/BreakTheLaw/MyLife.html   (1272 words)

  
 Moussaoui Sentenced to Life in Prison
Moussaoui gets one last chance to speak publicly Thursday when U.S. District Judge Leonie Brinkema sentences him to life in prison without the possibility of release for his part in the worst terrorist attack in U.S. history.
Barring an unforeseen circumstance, Moussaoui then will be sent to a super-maximum federal prison in Colorado under special conditions that will prevent him from having any contact with the outside world.
Under federal law, a defendant automatically receives life in prison when a jury is split.
www.prisonplanet.com /articles/may2006/040506Moussaoui.htm   (878 words)

  
 Amazon.ca: Life in Prison: Books: S Williams   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
He had no fear of prison, which was considered a 'gladiator school' by kids on the streets.
The intended audience of this book is boys who admire prison convicts and aspire to put a prison experience on their own resumes.
This character tells about his life in prison and educates people on how it is to be in prison for life.
www.amazon.ca /Life-Prison-S-Williams/dp/1587170949   (1567 words)

  
 State: From life in prison, to life renewed
FORT LAUDERDALE - Lionel Tate, the youngest defendant in the nation sentenced to be locked away for life, was released Monday after serving three years for killing a 6-year-old girl.
The case stirred debate over a Florida law that requires children convicted of first-degree murder to get life in prison without parole.
After meeting with a psychologist who will test his mental competence, Tate is to appear at another hearing Thursday, when he is expected to plead guilty to the second-degree murder charge and be formally sentenced.
www.sptimes.com /2004/01/27/State/From_life_in_prison__.shtml   (671 words)

  
 Unger gets life in prison
MANISTEE — Claiming innocence to the end, Mark Unger was sentenced Tuesday to life in prison without parole for killing his estranged wife during a family outing at a northern Michigan resort nearly three years ago.
The trial was held in Benzie County Circuit Court in Beulah but the sentencing hearing was moved to the courthouse in neighboring Manistee County because of a storm-related power outage.
MANISTEE — Mark Unger professed his innocence Tuesday before being sentenced to life in prison without parole in the death of his estranged wife at a northern Michigan resort in 2003.
www.record-eagle.com /2006/jul/19unger.htm   (998 words)

  
 Life In Prison /51115/   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Most life sentences are for convictions of murder which is certainly a heinous crime.
At present there are over 4100 persons serving life sentences in Pennsylvania (mostly Afro-Americans) and over 6500 serving excessively long sentences (mostly fls convicted of robbery or drug offenses).
Generally, lifers are the "best" and most "normal" prisoners; trying to survive in the most hostile of environments.
www.prisoners.com /life.html   (234 words)

  
 FOXNews.com - Judge to Moussaoui: 'It's Absolutely Clear Who Won' - Local News | News Articles | National News | US News
Brinkema firmly refused to be interrupted by the 37-year-old French national of Moroccan descent as she disputed his claim that his life sentence meant America had lost and he had won.
Their environment is sterile, they are isolated from the outside world and from the prison world," said Aiken, who gave evidence for the defense's case against the death penalty for the defendant.
But she said life in prison is a better testament to the morality of the United States' justice system.
www.foxnews.com /story/0,2933,194202,00.html   (1884 words)

  
 Tampabay: Life in prison - with forgiveness
Fowler, who has served time for other violent crimes, was sentenced to life in prison.
Previously convicted of aggravated battery, robbery and other crimes, Fowler has spent most of his life in prison.
The conviction of her assailant brought a tearful response from Hill, who received a hug from her husband and a victims' rights advocate.
www.sptimes.com /2005/07/01/Tampabay/Life_in_prison___with.shtml   (732 words)

  
 Life in Prison by Stanley "Tookie" Williams   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
As a boy, Williams heard the older kids who'd served time tell stories that made prison sound glamorous and fun, a place to hang out with your friends and prove how tough you were.
Though the book's stated goal is to warn kids away from Williams's path, its matter-of-fact, often homogenized tone connotes more of a plea for sympathy than a caution intended to frighten kids.
Co-author Becnel's foreword contributes to this problem, although the stark fl-and-white photographs of Williams, San Quentin and other prisons and prisoners toughens the tone to some degree.
www.streetgangs.com /bookclub/lifein.html   (179 words)

  
 NPR : Judge Sends Moussaoui to Prison for Life
Morning Edition, May 4, 2006 · U.S. District Judge Leonie Brinkema sentences Zacarias Moussaoui to prison for life, to "die with a whimper," for his role in the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) -- An unrepentant Zacarias Moussaoui was sentenced to life in prison Thursday for his role in the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, warning Americans in his final public words that they would never catch Osama bin Laden.
The sentence was handed down by U.S. District Judge Leonie Brinkema at the end of a two-month trial in which the jury rejected the government's case to have Moussaoui executed.
www.npr.org /templates/story/story.php?storyId=5382402   (356 words)

  
 Moussaoui defiant at sentencing - U.S. Security - MSNBC.com
May 4: Zacarias Moussaoui was formally sentenced to life in prison Thursday, but not before a dramatic confrontation in the courtroom.
Not all jurors were convinced that Moussaoui, who was in jail on immigration charges Sept. 11, had a significant part in the attacks, despite his boastful claims that he did.
Brinkema firmly refused to be interrupted by the 37-year-old defendant as she disputed his claim that his life sentence meant America had lost and he had won.
www.msnbc.msn.com /id/12615601   (754 words)

  
 CNN.com - Yates sentenced to life in prison - March 15, 2002
CNN.com - Yates sentenced to life in prison - March 15, 2002
HOUSTON, Texas (CNN) -- A Texas jury spent less than an hour deliberating before sentencing Andrea Yates to life in prison Friday for the drowning deaths of her five children.
On Thursday, defense attorneys called Yates' family, friends and a psychiatrist to testify in an attempt to save her life.
archives.cnn.com /2002/LAW/03/15/yates.sentence/index.html   (946 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Life in Prison: Books: Stanley Tookie Williams,Barbara Cottman Becnel   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
The intended audience of this book is young men who admire prison convicts and aspire to put a prison experience on their own resumes.
He is now in prison on San Quentin's Death row because he was found guilty of killing 4 people in 2 robberies.
This book was not intended to glamorize prison life, but to make an attmept to try to get kids to change their way of thinking and not want to go to prison.
www.amazon.com /Life-Prison-Stanley-Tookie-Williams/dp/0688155898   (1717 words)

  
 DWI conviction could lead to life in prison
Newburgh police told the jury last week that Travis had a blood-alcohol level of.22, nearly three times the legal limit, when he was stopped in the city in December 2004.
Part of the grounds for an appeal would be a U.S. Supreme Court decision made in January, when the court ruled that federal judges couldn't impose stiffer sentences based on factors that weren't considered by a jury — such as a person's past misdeeds.
June 1999: Fourth felony DWI conviction; sentenced to one to four years in state prison, paroled in January 2003.
archive.recordonline.com /archive/2005/10/04/travis00.htm   (698 words)

  
 CNN.com - Florida teen gets life sentence - March 9, 2001
FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida (CNN) -- A Florida judge sentenced 14-year-old Lionel Tate to life in prison on Friday for killing a 6-year-old girl when he was 12.
The Broward County judge said his court had no jurisdiction to rule on defense contentions that a Florida law mandating that Lionel be tried as an adult -- and sentenced to life in prison on conviction -- was wrong.
Most of those who spoke on Lionel's behalf argued that the conviction and attendant life sentence were more than the crime warranted.
archives.cnn.com /2001/LAW/03/09/wrestling.sentence.04/index.html   (953 words)

  
 ABC News: Moussaoui Sentenced to Life in Prison
ABC News: Moussaoui Sentenced to Life in Prison
Police vehicles escort the car carrying Zacarias Moussaoui (first fl vehicle after police car) from the courthouse in Alexandria, Va. after the jury reached a verdict Wednesday, May 3, 2006 in the trial of the Al-Qaida conspirator.
Moussaoui escaped the death penalty Wednesday as a jury decided he deserved life in prison instead for his role in the bloodiest terrorist attack in U.S. history.
abcnews.go.com /US/wireStory?id=1921436   (449 words)

  
 Tookie.com Home Page
Though his body has been stilled, his spirit and his work will follow the path Tookie set for himself many years ago: to show youngsters that they have the power to change their minds and hearts, to make a better life for themselves and their families.
Tookie's life and work is proof of that fact.
Redemption," the movie about Tookie's life and work, was presented at Cannes Film Festival in May to a standing ovation.
www.tookie.com   (365 words)

  
 VELVETREVOLUTION.US : Karl Rove And Company Are Facing Serious Prison Time   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
The best case scenario for those involved would be a conviction of only a single count of perjury or obstruction of justice, either of which carries a maximum sentence of five years in federal prison.
Of course, since the IIPA only allows for a maximum sentence of ten years, that life sentence could be imposed only by a conviction on multiple counts, such as conspiracy, perjury and obstruction of justice, running consecutively to the IIPA sentence.
Clearly, the only guarantee for Rove and his conspirators to limit their prison time is complete cooperation before indictment.
www.velvetrevolution.us /Content/Rove/Rove.php   (789 words)

  
 Verdict reached in Moussaoui trial - U.S. News - MSNBC.com
The jury's decision on whether the Sept. 11 conspirator should be put to death or face life in prison is expected to be read Wednesday at 4:30 p.m.
Defense lawyers said she should be replaced because her fears might influence her decision, but Brinkema kept the juror on the panel after she said her concerns would not affect her decision.
Meanwhile, the jury began a seventh day of deliberations Wednesday to decide whether the Sept. 11 conspirator should be sentenced to death or life in prison.
www.msnbc.msn.com /id/11669251   (784 words)

  
 DUTCH NURSE GETS LIFE IN PRISON FOR KILLING PATIENTS
AMSTERDAM, March 25, 2003 (LifeSiteNews.com) - In a case that has caused some in the Netherlands to rethink the country's law permitting euthanasia, Lucy de Berk, 41, was sentenced to life in prison Monday for the murder of three young children and an elderly woman.
De Berk, a nurse, was charged with killing 13 patients in her care but was only convicted of the four murders.
"The victims were sick and defenseless babies, children and elderly people who were entrusted to the accused's nursing care and who depended on her entirely for their life and welfare," said presiding judge Jeanne Kalk.
www.lifesite.net /ldn/2003/mar/03032504.html   (247 words)

  
 GINA COBB: Moussaoui Verdict: Life in Prison
The jury has spoken: Zacarias Moussaoui will spend the rest of his life in prison.
A variety of reasons were urged for a life sentence, including the idea that imposing the death penalty would merely give Moussaoui what he wanted -- martyrdom.
A federal jury rejected the death penalty for al-Qaeda conspirator Zacarias Moussaoui on Wednesday and decided he must spend life in prison for his role in the deadliest terrorist attack in US history.
ginacobb.typepad.com /gina_cobb/2006/05/moussaoui_verdi.html   (608 words)

  
 life in prison : Last news - Pravda.Ru   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
More on the subject: "life in prison "
Terry Nichols sentenced to prison for life without
Maryland teenager convicted and sentenced to life in
english.pravda.ru /filing/life_in_prison_   (294 words)

  
 USATODAY.com - Saddam nephew imprisoned for life   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
BAGHDAD (AP) — A nephew of Saddam Hussein was sentenced Monday to life in prison for funding Iraq's violent insurgency and for bomb-making, the government said in the first verdict against a family member of the ousted leader.
A nephew of Saddam Hussein was sentenced Monday to life in prison for funding Iraq's violent insurgency and for bomb-making, the government said in the first verdict against a family member of the ousted leader.
Ayman Sabawi, the son of Sabawi Ibrahim al-Hassan, a half brother of Saddam, was captured in May by security forces during a raid on Tikrit — the former leader's hometown.
www.usatoday.com /news/world/iraq/2005-09-19-saddamnephew_x.htm?csp=34   (288 words)

  
 WPDE ABC TV News Channel 15 Myrtle Beach, Florence SC   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
In August of 2004, he used a stolen key to get inside Samuel's aunt's apartment in Darlington, where he stabbed the girl to death.
Saturday, jurors took three hours to decide that Williams should spend the rest of his life in prison.
Her family tells us they're OK with the jury's decision to give Williams a life sentence.
www.wpde.com /news/viewarticle.asp?view=1759   (186 words)

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