Eli5 what it means when someone gets life in prison PLUS additional time

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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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Multiple charges, means that even if they somehow squeeze out of the life in prison charge they’ll have to also work off the 47 years.

This is why you slap criminals with everything you can; one so you increase your chances something sticks and two you increase the chances they actually serve.

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