Re:John McAfee found dead in Spanish jail after court approv...
by magicalhippo on Wednesday June 23, 2021 @07:21PM
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Not sure about Germany, but here in Norway we have prison sentence with a max of 21 years which is a punishment.
However we also have "forvaring", or detention, which is locking someone up to protect the public.
If you're sentenced to "forvaring", you're not let go at the end. Instead a commission will review your case and behavior, and determine if the "forvaring" needs to be extended or not. So while you can't get more than 11 years (IIRC) at a time, the sentence can be extended indefinitely.
The important point is that "forvaring" isn't mean to be a punishment, although I assume it might certainly feel like it. It's meant to protect the public from a dangerous individual.
However we also have "forvaring", or detention, which is locking someone up to protect the public.
If you're sentenced to "forvaring", you're not let go at the end. Instead a commission will review your case and behavior, and determine if the "forvaring" needs to be extended or not. So while you can't get more than 11 years (IIRC) at a time, the sentence can be extended indefinitely.
The important point is that "forvaring" isn't mean to be a punishment, although I assume it might certainly feel like it. It's meant to protect the public from a dangerous individual.