|
|
Article: What does a life sentence mean?
- Article from:
- Michigan Chronicle
- Article date:
- March 7, 1995
- Author:
CopyrightProvided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
|
Gershwin A. Drain
Michigan Chronicle
03-07-1995
What does a life sentence mean?.
By Gershwin A. Drain
(First part of a two-part series)
Occasionally we see on television, hear on the radio or read in the newspaper about someone who was given a life sentence and released from custody after serving 10, 15 or 20 years in prison. Usually when we hear this it's about a case from another state.
Dozens of life sentences are imposed on defendants annually by judges across the state of Michigan. When this occurs a question is frequently asked by the public, "What does a life sentence mean?"
In Michigan there are two types of life sentences provided under the law, life without parole and life with parole.