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The Safeguarding National Security Bill, passed in March, offers punishments for treason and insurrection with life imprisonment and allows for punishment for possession of treasonous publications with time in prison.
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Timothy H.j. Nerozzi Fox News, Fox News, 26 Sep. 2024
The action, taken in Biden’s final days in office, converted the sentences of those on federal death row to life imprisonment without parole, leaving only three inmates awaiting federal execution.
—Kaelan Deese, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 23 Dec. 2024
The new movie begins with the thief, Feathers McGraw, being sentenced to life imprisonment inside a maximum security facility.
—Stephen Humphries, The Christian Science Monitor, 19 Dec. 2024
If convicted, Mangione could be facing life imprisonment without parole.
—Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 19 Dec. 2024
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Timothy H.j. Nerozzi Fox News, Fox News, 26 Sep. 2024
The action, taken in Biden’s final days in office, converted the sentences of those on federal death row to life imprisonment without parole, leaving only three inmates awaiting federal execution.
—Kaelan Deese, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 23 Dec. 2024
The new movie begins with the thief, Feathers McGraw, being sentenced to life imprisonment inside a maximum security facility.
—Stephen Humphries, The Christian Science Monitor, 19 Dec. 2024
If convicted, Mangione could be facing life imprisonment without parole.
—Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 19 Dec. 2024
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“Life imprisonment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/life%20imprisonment. Accessed 9 Jan. 2025.
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