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The first one. Life sentence is open-ended which means he could in principle remain in prison for the rest of his life. But usually they are pardoned before thi
by olavk 8y ago
The first one. Life sentence is open-ended which means he could in principle remain in prison for the rest of his life. But usually they are pardoned before this, so the 16 years is the average sentence in reality. But this does not mean he can expect to be pardonned after 16 years - this very much depends on the individual case.
- danpalmer 8y agoFrom the BBC coverage: > Danish inventor Peter Madsen has been sentenced to life in prison without parole for the murder of the Swedish journalist Kim Wall on his submarine. So I'm not sure he will be paroled after ~16 years? http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-43894495 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-43894495
- olavk 8y agoThere is no such thing a life without parole in Denmark. He will be eligible for parole after 12 years, but no guarantee he will actually get it.
- gnode 8y agoLife sentences are all officially without parole, but have pardoning hearings after twelve years.
- tom_mellior 8y agoThe Wikipedia page posted in a sister comment https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Life_imprisonment_in_Denmark https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Life_imprisonment_in_Denmark says (emphasis mine): "In Denmark, a life sentence (Livsvarigt fængsel in Danish) theoretically means life without parole: that prisoners will spend the rest of their lives in prison. However, prisoners are entitled to a pardoning hearing after 12 years, and [...] the Danish King or Queen may grant a pardon, subject to a 5-year probationary period." So no parole but a pardon.
- olavk 8y agoIs "pardon" really the best translation for "prøveløsladelse"? I think "parole" is more appropriate. The queen can grant a pardon, but that is separate from the parole hearings. Pardon means the convicted is absolved of the crime, parole just means the convicted is released before time. Or do I have it backwards?
- tom_mellior 8y agoI don't know, Wikipedia might not be using the correct words. But if a life sentence is really always "without parole", then there cannot be parole hearings as such. Maybe "probation" would be another term that goes in the right direction...