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Brianna Ghey's killers given life sentences for brutal murder (www.bbc.com)

submitted 9 months ago by Five@slrpnk.net to c/lgbtq_plus@lemmy.blahaj.zone

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[–] fluxion@lemmy.world 18 points 9 months ago (2 children)

22 and 20 years, not sure where "life sentences" came from

[–] GentlemanLoser@ttrpg.network 25 points 9 months ago (1 children)

UK law is different

[–] bigbluealien@kbin.social 13 points 9 months ago

They'll be on parole for life if released after the minimum sentence and there's no guarantee they get released after the minimum sentence but the burden of proof would then be on them still being a risk, there's a handful of prisoners (maybe most famously Charles Bronson) who never get released

[–] LargoData@lemmy.blahaj.zone 10 points 9 months 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