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On 31 May 2015, previously convicted murderer Russell Anthony Oliver, 46, attacked John York in his cell at high-security HMP Long Lartin. York, who was jailed for life in 2013 for beating a man to death, died from head injuries. Mr Justice Haddon-Cave handed Oliver a whole-life sentence at Birmingham Crown Court on Thursday 24 March 2016. Co ...
A number of prisoners have died in prison when serving such sentences including "The Yorkshire Ripper" Peter Sutcliffe, Moors Murderers (Ian Brady and Myra Hindley) and serial killer GP Harold Shipman who committed suicide four years into his sentence. For England and Wales, the law regarding release on licence of prisoners is laid out in ...
In England and Wales, the types of sentence that may be imposed for a particular offence are specified by statute. There are four main types of sentence: discharges, fines, community sentences and custodial (or prison) sentences. If a court convicts a defendant but decides not to impose any punishment, they are discharged conditionally or ...
In 2023, the average prison sentence at Crown Courts in England and Wales - which deal with more serious offences - was more than 25% longer than in 2012. For some crimes, the increase was greater ...
They are the equivalent of a minimum security work release prison or local jail in the United States for example. Adult women in England and Wales are categorised with four slightly different types of security levels, from lowest to highest being Open, Closed, Restricted Status and Category A '. However Category A for women is rarely used due ...
Pages in category "Prisoners sentenced to life imprisonment by England and Wales" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 205 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Imprisonment for public protection was a form of indefinite sentence that was used in England and Wales from 2005 until 2012, in addition to the traditional life sentence. [8] The imprisonment for public protection sentence was abolished in 2012, but offenders already serving that sentence remained in prison.
Convicted of armed robbery. The sentence was the longest in the US state of Georgia. They rejected an offer to plead guilty for a 40-year prison sentence. [100] [101] Ryan Brandt 7 life sentences plus 265 years Jared Lee Loughner: 2012 7 life sentences plus 140 years without parole United States: Perpetrator of the 2011 Tucson shooting. [102 ...