It's not a lie, it's a life sentence, with early release granted by parole. They remain on a parole licence the rest of their life. A whole life tariff, i.e. im

It's not a lie, it's a life sentence, with early release granted by parole. They remain on a parole licence the rest of their life. A whole life tariff, i.e. imprisoned for the rest of their natural life is very, very rare and saved for the most extreme cases. That's the UK context, but most of Europe seems to operate similarly.