Poll of the Day > Whats the point of having such a long prison sentence

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http://blogs.findlaw.com/blotter/2015/08/5-longest-prison-sentences-in-us-history.html

30,000 years?
He wont even fulfil 1% of that, after 100 years its kinda pointless. Not very people will live much longer then that if they get past 100 year mark.
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We don't know what the future holds, we could eventually all become immortal at this point, and it could even be released as a virus that affects everyone eventually, even prisoners.

So better safe then sorry.
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This speaks to one of the reasons:

"Kyzer was found guilty again in 1981, but because the rules regarding death sentences were still unclear, prosecutors did not ask for the death penalty this time. Instead, they sought a sentence that insured that Kyzer would never go free. Kyzer was sentenced to two life terms plus 10,000 years."

Of course he was still eligible for parole after 10 years so I'm not really sure that served its purpose.

"Even though Kyzer had the extremely long sentence, he was eligible for a hearing before the Alabama Board of Pardons and Paroles after serving ten years of his sentence."

Guinness.
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Just in case the inmate turns out to be a Highlander.
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I could just imagine how ridiculous the sentencing must sound, you must serve thirty *everyone shocked about 30 years for such an awful crime* THOUSAND years in prison! <_<
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Long prison sentences are usually made up of many counts (for ex. 7 counts of 1st degree murder & 1 count of arson), with each count having it's own sentence. Sometimes rulings are overturned/commuted to something else, therefore the overall prison sentence can be shortened for each count that was overturned
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wolfy42 posted...

We don't know what the future holds, we could eventually all become immortal at this point, and it could even be released as a virus that affects everyone eventually, even prisoners.

So better safe then sorry.

That would SUCK.

"Woo immortality!!! ...aw shit 29,990 years to go"
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Also, sometimes prison terms are served consecutively and sometimes they are served concurrently. \
So someone who murdered 5 people and receives 30 years for each murder, will only serve 30 years if the sentences are concurrent. 150 years if consecutive.
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person gets two life sentences

turns out he didn't actually do one of the crimes, so one life sentence is removed

he is still there for life
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It's more to do with making a statement regarding the crime involved than it is to do with functionality.
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Must've gotten convicted of a 412.
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