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Martinez was sentenced to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole, per the Chieftain.
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Christine Pelisek, People.com, 14 Mar. 2025
Of those, 32 were sentenced to life imprisonment and another 30 are children, according to Hamas.
—Alexandra Banner, CNN, 30 Jan. 2025
Last year, a man was given life imprisonment after plotting to kidnap, rape and murder TV presenter Holly Willoughby.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 25 Feb. 2025
Biden converted their death sentences to life imprisonment, consistent with his administration’s moratorium on federal executions in cases other than terrorism and mass shootings.
—Tom Zirpoli, Baltimore Sun, 28 Jan. 2025
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Christine Pelisek, People.com, 14 Mar. 2025
Of those, 32 were sentenced to life imprisonment and another 30 are children, according to Hamas.
—Alexandra Banner, CNN, 30 Jan. 2025
Last year, a man was given life imprisonment after plotting to kidnap, rape and murder TV presenter Holly Willoughby.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 25 Feb. 2025
Biden converted their death sentences to life imprisonment, consistent with his administration’s moratorium on federal executions in cases other than terrorism and mass shootings.
—Tom Zirpoli, Baltimore Sun, 28 Jan. 2025
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“Life imprisonment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/life%20imprisonment. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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