If someone has been in Prison for 11 years and is still serving (U.K.) is that a life sentence?

Question

If someone has been in Prison for 11 years and is still serving (U.K.) is that a life sentence?

Answer 1

eleven years and still serving!!!...i would say that its a life sentence. and if he's still in after eleven years then some thing is wrong. a life sentence is 15 years and you normally only do about eight to ten years of that.  perhaps he has uncontrollable violence problems or some thing. if you are writing to this person and have a family to think about then i think you owe it to your family to check to make sure you are not putting them in danger by getting too close to this man. look at that poor girl in the states years ago. it didn't work out, and when she told him it was over he slaughtered her children in front of her and left her alive!! .....no one serves that amount of time for nothing. be care full.

Answer 2

I think a life sentence is anything over 15 years and that's reserved for murderers.

Answer 3

Let's get the legal ruling clear first;

A life sentence is mandatory for the conviction of murder in the U.K. no other sentence can be given.

However, a person serving a life sentence can be released on parole after a certain period of time which is determined by several factors such as his good behaviour while in custody or the recommendations of the trial Judge.

When a person is convicted he may hear the Judge say that he must serve at least 20 years ( for example ) before being considered for parole.

If a person is given parole he is then released "on license" which really is  a paper licence which he or she must carry at all times. The licence has a list of conditions which must be complied with, such as reporting to a Probation Officer at regular intervals.

If the conditions are broken, by re-offending, for example, he can be recalled to prison to continue serving his sentence

So to answer your question, the number of years is irrelevant as it's all down to the sentence given in the court. I know of people who are serving sentences of over 30 years but they were not convicted of murder and are not serving  life sentences. I know others who have been convicted of murder, therefore serving a life sentence, and have been released on license after less than five years.

Answer 4

No, it does not.

However, it is possible, or maybe likely. SERVING 11yrs is a long time by our standards,and if he is on a half / two thirds sentence (a parolee), then he must at least have been sentenced to 18 1/3rd years, assuming he got out today if he was doing 2/3rd's (not yet granted parole), or 22yrs, if he was granted parole on 1/2 way.

If this is someone you have a relationship with, it is high time to ask him / her (her, unlikely, lol), what the charges / convictions were, and what was the sentence handed down. Be sure to ask detailed Q's regarding the offence, so you know exactly what sort of person you are dealing with.

A life sentence is given mandatory for certain grave offences (murder, for example), or for repeat serious offences (two s*x offences, I think will do it), and for the rest of that persons life, they BELONG to the government. If that person causes the parole officer any concern, they will be recalled to prison.

I've heard even a bar-fight that is not their fault can be enough to invoke this clause. They basically have no rights.

So go into this friendship / relationship with your eyes open, and thus no surprises can result.

Answer 5

A man called Roberts has done about 30 years for (I think)  killing a policeman. He is trying to get a release. i think he was given a life sentence

Answer 6

Not necessarily. They may be a long-term determinate prisoner, who is still serving the term and not yet reached parole date, or they may have passed the parole date and not reached the automatic release date but not yet managed to persuade the Parole Board that they are not a danger to the public or property any more.

Hope that helps

Answer 7

Not necessarily.  He may just have received a lengthy sentence for whatever he did.

I know of a case where a nasty little scrote was up for murder, and knew if he was found guilty he would receive a life sentence and probably wouldn't be released on licence for perhaps 12 years. So he though that if he pleaded guilty to manslaughter he would get a lighter sentence, if only for saving the cost and  hassle of a trial. The judge accepted his plea and gave him 25 years without the option . . .

Answer 8

unless the judge uses the term "life imprisonment" it's just a long fluckin time tae be banged up! this saves the person being on licence for the rest ae his life.

Answer 9

a life sentence means he will always be out on license it can be any amount of years!