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- Prison time here in Germany is limited to 15 years at max - People imprisoned for violent crimes may stay there for their whole life if they pose an ongoing

• nkmnz 5y ago
  It’s not misleading. The prison term is 15 yrs max. In case of extraordinary violent crimes, the prisoner will be continuously evaluated and - if deemed to be a threat to public safety - hold on custody. Not because of the crime itself, but as a preventive measure. Once the evaluation no longer suggests a threat to public safety, they can leave.
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• magicalhippo 5y ago
  Not sure about Germany, but here in Norway we have prison sentence with a max of 21 years which is a punishment. However we also have "forvaring", or detention, which is locking someone up to protect the public. If you're sentenced to "forvaring", you're not let go at the end. Instead a commission will review your case and behavior, and determine if the "forvaring" needs to be extended or not. So while you can't get more than 11 years (IIRC) at a time, the sentence can be extended indefinitely. The important point is that "forvaring" isn't mean to be a punishment, although I assume it might certainly feel like it. It's meant to protect the public from a dangerous individual.
• kiney 5y ago
  the penalty is a maximum of 15 years. The is something called "Sicherheitsverwahrung" - meaning "keeping for security (of society)". In that case the criminal served his sentence but is still locked up because he is considered dangerous for society. But because it's officially not a punishment anymore they have to be treated less harshly, with more comfortable cells etc.