How do you serve 2 life sentence i.e for murder ?

Michaela-Yvette

Life sentance is 25 years + so you can do 2 life sentances in life.
But no, the body is burried cremated after they die.

taz c

2 life sentences is probably the equivalent of "life without parole" - one life sentence is usually 25 years, so 2 life sentences would be 50 years - or the rest of your natural life behind bars.

RetroRanch

"Life" doesn't often mean until you die. It can work out to a 60 year sentence or so and be further reduced by parole. Different states have different maximum sentences and different ways of calculating time. And when multiple sentences are imposed, they may be run concurrent, meaning they are all running at the same time, or "stacked," meaning you might make parole or discharge one and then begin serving another. You have to know both the state sentencing laws and the parole and discharge rules and calculation formula to know what a sentence means. And the time calculations can be involved, and an individual's time calculation can be a subject for appealing the prison's calculation of time.

Monica R

They die in prison, then their spirit stays there forever!

They wire you to a wall socket to keep you alive for the second term.

Dissident X

No they don't keep the bodies locked up, while keeping them fresh with formaldehyde. The "2 life sentences" nonsense is so the relatives of the murdered or the raped can say they got justice. They can't say "Hey--what about MY f***ing dead kid!"
Same thing with the "life sentence" label in the UK, for a 20 year (or whatever) sentence. It's for the consumption of morons, to stop them complaining about inaction or indifference.
"Stop moaning! We've given him a life sentence, look!"
"But he only got fifteen years! What--"
"It's CALLED a life sentence--now f*** off."

Speak The Truth

I reckon its the legal way of telling someone they are going to die in jail.

jakflak

When you're done with one life sentence, you start the next one. It's a legal way of saying 'kiss the fresh air goodbye'.

scooter

In the UK life sentence means 8 years and less for good behaviour - when in reality LIFE should mean LIFE!!

Potato pirate

Incase they have good behaviour or something...

twilight

no that just is a more polite way of saying your *** is not getting out of there till you die

rhiannas_my_angel

lmao. life is an average of 12 yrs,which can get halved, and time taken off for time already spent in jail waiting for the court hearing.so just times it by two

bunches999

It is a technicality...And you would not get a chance for parole...like ever.
I guess, they are also covering their bases...who knows what kind of technology is invented in the future

rhodecol

The sentences are normally served concurrently and once the inmate dies his body is released to his family.

Gentle Giant

You serve both sentences concurrently. When you or your alter ego die you continue to serve the other life term.
They finally toss you in the dumpster when the smell gets too bad.

Chris J

depending on which country your in a life sentance is a set amount of years in the uk i think it is about 25 years so 2 life sentances is 50 years etc

john d

Very slowly.

Angela P

Its just a way of saying really that they will never be freed

sparkle

Maybe their soul also has to stay in jail after they die idk LOL

Low Key

It's just a fail safe to prevent appeals from criminals who deserve to be in jail for the rest of their lives.

Taterz

Yes. Haha, no, I'm kidding. I think it's just sort of...for show, for lack of a better term. Like, they've done something so bad, that if they were to live for x amount of years, that's how long they'd be in prison.

MonaLisa

LOL
They say this because long time go, they gave a guy what was considered a harsh sentence. Well he lived longer, because people are living longer. And they had to set him free.

Also. There happens every once in a while that if someone is put to death, they die and in the morgue they come back to what is, to what is considered another life. They died once and can't be tried again.

Also. Some prisoners die in jail. They come back to life also in the morgue. If they have extra life sentences, authorities don't have to go through the process of releasing them. The prisoner just begin the other life sentence.

Now if you are the "Immortal one" and can put yourself to death and can be raised before they bury you. You have then set a new precedent.

Sammi

it's because life doesn't actually mean life, it means like 15 years, so someone serving 2 life sentences would serve 30 years. Though with good behaviour it would prob be more like 25!

Fishguy

"how do you serve 2 life sentence i.e for murder ?"

Ususally with your backside always against a wall and never picking up the soap in the shower ever again.

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