> the ECHR or CJEU—I don't remember which one—ruled that you can't sentence a person to prison forever I believe you are referring to rulings by the ECtHR[1].

> the ECHR or CJEU—I don't remember which one—ruled that you can't sentence a person to prison forever I believe you are referring to rulings by the ECtHR[1]. In fact it was determined that the situation in the UK was compliant with the Convention because prisoners have the possibility of applying to the Home Secretary for compassionate release. (This mitigates the concern that, for example, someone could end up in prison for 100 years while society changed around them such that the original sentence became seen to be unjust, but the prisoner felt they had no prospect of having their situation changed). As for how this affects Assange's extradition, it is already the case that the US must promise not to execute him before the UK will hand him over, so they could perhaps also promise to review his sentence after 25 years if he is imprisoned for that long. (For reference, he turns 50 next year). [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Life_imprisonment_in_England_and_Wales#European_Court_of_Human_Rights_challenges_against_whole_life_orders https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Life_imprisonment_in_England_a...