Life-sentence meaning

The point of enduring interest as regards the Andamans is the penal system, the object of which is to turn the life-sentence and few long-sentence convicts, who alone are sent to the settlement, into honest, self-respecting men and women, by leading them along a continuous course of practice in self-help and self-restraint, and by offering them every inducement to take advantage of that practice.

Stewart, who has 18 separate convictions for 71 offenses, is serving a life sentence for the murder of his Asian cellmate.

incestuous relationship with her son, Per, who received a life sentence for his part in the crime.

serveury at Bristol Crown Court found him guilty and he is serving a life sentence at Gartree jail in Leicestershire.

It led to a life sentence in the US for a pizza slice theft.