Definition Of Mandatory Life Sentence

Mandatory sentences are typically given to people who are convicted of certain serious and or violent crimes and require a prison.

Definition of mandatory life sentence. Mandatory sentencing requires that offenders serve a predefined term for certain crimes commonly serious and violent offenses. Judges are bound by law. An offender given a mandatory life sentence who is released from prison will remain on licence for the rest of his or her life. A life sentence always lasts for life whatever the length of the minimum term.

They are instituted to expedite the sentencing process and limit the possibility of irregularity of outcomes due to judicial discretion. In some jurisdictions a mandatory life sentence must be given to a person convicted of certain crimes such as murder. These sentences are produced through the legislature not the judicial system. The only exception to this is when a life sentence is passed with a whole life order meaning that such an offender will spend the rest of their life in prison.