I just heard on the TV that someone got life in prison plus 47 years. I never understood this. Life in prison is life in prison so what does this mean when they get additional time on top of life in prison?
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It convers contingencies, regarding parole, early release, etc. So i case the laws change and want to let you out, they cant. You can get parole, but not for an even longer time. If they say a life sentence ends getting you out at 25 years, he gets 47 more years, and he only has to do say 23 of them, then he still has to do at least 48 years total, which means he will probably die in prison. It also covers things like change in policy for a certain crime like drugs. you would still have to do the rest if your sentence s was commuted for some reason. So whoever you saw on TV was a very bad boy.
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