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Brianna Ghey's killers given life sentences for brutal murder (www.bbc.com)
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[โ€“] GentlemanLoser@ttrpg.network 25 points 9 months ago (1 children)

UK law is different

[โ€“] 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