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Crime > Punishment > Has indefinite sentence: Countries Compared

DEFINITION: Indefinite sentence (excl. preventive or psychiatric detainment).

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COUNTRY
DESCRIPTION
AfghanistanAfghanistan Yes
AlbaniaAlbania ??
ArgentinaArgentina Yes
ArmeniaArmenia No
AustraliaAustralia Yes
AustriaAustria Yes
AzerbaijanAzerbaijan No
BelarusBelarus ??
BelgiumBelgium No
BelizeBelize ??
BoliviaBolivia No
Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina No
BrazilBrazil No
BulgariaBulgaria Yes
CanadaCanada Yes
Cape VerdeCape Verde No
ChileChile Yes
ChinaChina No
ColombiaColombia No
Costa RicaCosta Rica No
CroatiaCroatia No
CubaCuba No
CyprusCyprus ??
Czech RepublicCzech Republic No
DenmarkDenmark Yes
Dominican RepublicDominican Rep. No
EcuadorEcuador No
EgyptEgypt No
El SalvadorEl Salvador No
EstoniaEstonia Yes ( de facto )
FinlandFinland Yes
FranceFrance Yes, but only if decided by court at sentencing
GermanyGermany No
GreeceGreece Yes
Holy See (Vatican City)Vatican City No
HondurasHonduras No
Hong KongHong Kong Yes
HungaryHungary Yes
IcelandIceland Yes
IndiaIndia Yes
IndonesiaIndonesia Yes
IraqIraq No
IrelandIreland Yes
IsraelIsrael Yes
ItalyItaly Yes
JamaicaJamaica Yes
JapanJapan Yes
JordanJordan No
KazakhstanKazakhstan Yes
KiribatiKiribati ??
KosovoKosovo No
KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan Yes
LaosLaos Yes
LatviaLatvia Yes
LebanonLebanon No
LithuaniaLithuania Yes
MacauMacau No
MalaysiaMalaysia Yes
MexicoMexico No
MoroccoMorocco No
NepalNepal No
NetherlandsNetherlands Yes ( de facto )
New ZealandNew Zealand Yes
NicaraguaNicaragua No
NigeriaNigeria Yes
North KoreaNorth Korea Yes ( de facto and de jure )
NorwayNorway Yes
PakistanPakistan ??
PanamaPanama No
ParaguayParaguay No
PeruPeru Yes
PolandPoland No
PortugalPortugal No
Republic of MacedoniaMacedonia Rep. Yes
Republic of the CongoCongo Rep. No
RomaniaRomania No; replaced by 25 years' imprisonment at age 60
RussiaRussia No
Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia No
SerbiaSerbia No
SingaporeSingapore Yes
SlovakiaSlovakia Yes
SloveniaSlovenia Yes
SomaliaSomalia No
South AfricaSouth Africa No
South KoreaSouth Korea No
SpainSpain No
SwedenSweden Yes
SwitzerlandSwitzerland Yes
SyriaSyria No
TajikistanTajikistan No
TunisiaTunisia No
TurkeyTurkey Yes
TurkmenistanTurkmenistan No
UkraineUkraine No
United StatesUnited States Yes
UruguayUruguay No
UzbekistanUzbekistan No
VenezuelaVenezuela No
VietnamVietnam Yes ( de jure )

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