3 ms·

Life sentence or death sentence? "China's former agriculture minister Tang Renjian sentenced to death with reprieve for bribery", https://www.reuters.com/world/

• t-3 1y ago
  From what I was reading, it sounded like the "with reprieve" essentially transforms the death sentence into a life sentence unless there's another crime committed. I may have misunderstood though.
  • ciupicri 1y ago
    Yeah, I think you're right according to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_sentence_with_reprieve https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_sentence_with_reprieve > Death sentence with reprieve is a criminal punishment found in chapter 5 (death penalty), sections 48, 50 and 51 of the criminal law of the People's Republic of China. It is a two-year suspended sentence where the execution is only carried out if the convicted commits further crimes during the suspension period. After the period the sentence is automatically reduced to life imprisonment, or to a fixed-term based on meritorious behavior. The reprieve is integrated into the sentence, unlike a pardon which occurs after the sentence.
    • londons_explore 1y ago
      So during that 2 year period are you in prison? Pretty hard to commit many crimes from there... Or are you free, which seems a little odd...
  • smelendez 1y ago
    This was common in Victorian England as well, I believe. I remember reading about it in the context of consensual “sodomy.”