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DEFINITION:
Minimum to serve before eligibility for requesting parole.
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COUNTRY |
DESCRIPTION |
---|---|
AfghanistanAfghanistan | Never |
AlbaniaAlbania | 25 years |
ArgentinaArgentina | 20 years or never |
ArmeniaArmenia | 20 years or never |
AustraliaAustralia | 10 years, 20 years, 25 years, or never; individually set by judge |
AustriaAustria | 15 years (Imprisonment for a definite period) or never (Imprisonment for lifetime, when clemency is rejected by President) |
AzerbaijanAzerbaijan | Never |
BelarusBelarus | 25 years |
BelgiumBelgium | 15 years (no previous conviction or below 3 years), 19 years (previous conviction below 5 years), or 23 years (previous conviction 5 years or more) |
BelizeBelize | Never |
BoliviaBolivia | Varies, depending on sentence |
Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina | Varies, depending on sentence |
BrazilBrazil | Varies, depending on sentence |
BulgariaBulgaria | 20 years or never |
CanadaCanada | 7 years minimum to infinite |
Cape VerdeCape Verde | Varies, depending on sentence |
ChileChile | 40 years or never |
ChinaChina | 10 years for non-violent crimes; never for murder, rape, kidnap, arson, explosives offences, putting hazardous materials or other organized violent crimes |
ColombiaColombia | Varies, depending on sentence |
Costa RicaCosta Rica | Varies, depending on sentence |
CroatiaCroatia | Varies, depending on sentence |
CubaCuba | Never; only under pardon by president |
CyprusCyprus | 20 years |
Czech RepublicCzech Republic | 20 years general 30 or more years if part of sentence |
DenmarkDenmark | 12 years, or never |
Dominican RepublicDominican Rep. | Varies, depending on sentence |
EcuadorEcuador | Varies, depending on sentence |
EgyptEgypt | Never |
El SalvadorEl Salvador | Varies, depending on sentence |
EstoniaEstonia | Never |
FinlandFinland | 12 years for court release, any time for presidential pardon |
FranceFrance | 18\u201322 years (30 years or never for very rare cases) |
GermanyGermany | 15 years |
GreeceGreece | 16 years, or 20 years in cases of multiple life sentences |
Holy See (Vatican City)Vatican City | 21 years, 26 years |
HondurasHonduras | Varies, depending on sentence |
Hong KongHong Kong | Individually set by judge |
HungaryHungary | 20\u201340 years or never |
IcelandIceland | 16 years |
IndiaIndia | 14 years or never; individually set by judge |
IndonesiaIndonesia | Never |
IraqIraq | Never |
IrelandIreland | 12\u201330 years or never; individually set by judge |
IsraelIsrael | 13\u201330 years or never |
ItalyItaly | 21 years, 26 years, or never |
JamaicaJamaica | 10\u201330 years or never; individually set by judge |
JapanJapan | 10 years or never |
JordanJordan | Never |
KazakhstanKazakhstan | 25 years or never |
KiribatiKiribati | 25 years or never |
KosovoKosovo | Varies, depending on sentence |
KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan | Never |
LaosLaos | Never |
LatviaLatvia | 25 years |
LebanonLebanon | Never |
LithuaniaLithuania | 25 years |
MacauMacau | Varies, depending on sentence |
MalaysiaMalaysia | 20 years or never |
MexicoMexico | Varies, depending on sentence |
MoroccoMorocco | Never |
NepalNepal | 20 years |
NetherlandsNetherlands | Never |
New ZealandNew Zealand | 10 years, 17 years, 20 years, 30 years or never; individually set by judge |
NicaraguaNicaragua | Varies, depending on sentence |
NigeriaNigeria | Never |
North KoreaNorth Korea | Never |
NorwayNorway | Varies, depending on sentence |
PakistanPakistan | 25 years |
PanamaPanama | Varies, depending on sentence |
ParaguayParaguay | Varies, depending on sentence |
PeruPeru | 35 years or never |
PolandPoland | 25 years or more\u2014individually set by judge |
PortugalPortugal | Varies, depending on sentence |
Republic of MacedoniaMacedonia Rep. | 15 years |
Republic of the CongoCongo Rep. | Varies, depending on sentence |
RomaniaRomania | 20 years |
RussiaRussia | 25 years |
Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia | Never |
SerbiaSerbia | Varies, depending on sentence |
SingaporeSingapore | 20 years |
SlovakiaSlovakia | 25 years |
SloveniaSlovenia | 25 years |
SomaliaSomalia | Never |
South AfricaSouth Africa | 10, 15, or 25 years |
South KoreaSouth Korea | 10 years or never |
SpainSpain | Varies, depending on sentence |
SwedenSweden | 18 years or never, but parole hearing may be held after 10 years served, thus fixing a much later date for release on parole |
SwitzerlandSwitzerland | 10 years or 15 years; individually set by judge |
SyriaSyria | Never |
TajikistanTajikistan | Never |
TunisiaTunisia | Never |
TurkeyTurkey | Life imprisonment: 24 years (30 if organized crime), Multiple life imprisonments: 30 years (34 if organized crime), Aggravated life imprisonment: 30 years (36 if organized crime), Multiple aggravated life imprisonments: 36 years (40 if organized crime), or never (aggravated life imprisonment for terrorism) |
TurkmenistanTurkmenistan | Never |
UkraineUkraine | 25 years |
United StatesUnited States | 15 years minimum to infinite, or never (depending on crime and state) |
UruguayUruguay | Varies, depending on sentence |
UzbekistanUzbekistan | 25 years or never |
VenezuelaVenezuela | Varies, depending on sentence |
VietnamVietnam | 14 years or never |