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A life sentence in prison is 200 years.


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9 Responses to “A life sentence in prison is 200 years.”

Comment from john
Time March 20, 2010 at 4:23 am

nah, it’s 25 years

Comment from name withheld but some know me as the bunny
Time September 24, 2010 at 8:13 am

it is 25 years not 200

Comment from Zac
Time May 2, 2011 at 2:13 pm

Life is 25 years in Australia

Comment from peanut
Time May 22, 2011 at 8:01 am

what if I live to 201 years?

Comment from ;lkga;lerkgt;l
Time June 1, 2011 at 1:06 pm

these laws are from ages ago you idiots… like when australia was first collinised!

Comment from Vulpix17
Time July 19, 2011 at 8:21 am

the correct spelling of colonised would help your argument… and one of these laws states that it is illegal to dress up as Batman or Robin… I doubt Batman and Robin existed when the first fleet arrived in Australia…

Comment from Matt
Time August 2, 2011 at 8:04 am

There are different ‘life sentences’ that can be handed down. The standard one these days is 25 years, although in more severe cases you can be sentenced “for the rest of your mortal life” which is indefinite.

Comment from jp
Time August 18, 2011 at 2:00 pm

-Peanut time- said: What if i live to 201 years?
that would mean that you would have to have been put in jail when you were a 1 year old

Comment from MrExcite
Time January 19, 2012 at 7:21 am

what happens when you die do they leave you in there to rot

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