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indeterminate sentence: see parole parole (pərōl`), in criminal law, release from prison of a convict before the expiration of his term on condition that his ..... Click the link for more information. ; sentence sentence, in criminal law, punishment that a court orders, imposed on a person convicted of criminal activity. Sentences typically consist of fines, corporal punishment , imprisonment for varying periods including life, or capital punishment , and sometimes combine ..... Click the link for more information. . |
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Prisoners who were serving indeterminate sentences of at least 15 years to life petitioned for habeas relief seeking the deduction of good time credits from their maximum sentences of life imprisonment. The remaining 5 percent have indeterminate sentences, such as 25 years to life in prison. Enacted on July 1, 1996, Ohio Senate Bill 2, also known as the "truth-in-sentencing" law, eliminated indeterminate sentences (1) and parole in Ohio in favor of a system of determinate sentences (2) and postrelease control (PRC), (3) or supervision of an offender after the completion of a court-ordered sentence. |
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